Fuel shortages persist in southern Russia and North Caucasus
Residents of southern Russia and the North Caucasus continue reporting fuel shortages, with ongoing restrictions on gasoline sales across multiple regions, including rationing and limited availability at gas stations.
Consensus
- Residents of southern Russia and the North Caucasus are continuing to report fuel shortages.
- Restrictions on gasoline sales remain in place across multiple regions.
- The authorities in Stavropol Krai have extended restrictions on official vehicles for officials.
- The situation is expected to improve by mid-September, following the return to operation of oil refineries damaged by drone strikes or undergoing scheduled maintenance.
- In Astrakhan Oblast, fuel rationing by even/odd license plate numbers was temporarily suspended for one day to prevent shortages for vehicles with even-numbered plates.
- In North Ossetia, there is continued high demand for gasoline due to the cessation of deliveries from Lukoil.
- In Krasnodar, out of 69 open gas stations, only two have AI-100 fuel, and half have AI-95 fuel.
- In Anapa, some gas stations are supplying fuel only to special-purpose vehicles.
- In Volgograd, a queue of over 100 cars formed at a Lukoil gas station on the morning of August 31.
Coverage (2 sources)
- Residents of southern Russia and the North Caucasus continue to complain about fuel shortages – restrictions on gasoline sales remain... — Радио Свобода
- Residents of southern Russia and the North Caucasus continue to complain about fuel shortages – restrictions on gasoline sales remain... — Кавказ.Реалии