Gasoline rationing returns to Moscow and St. Petersburg as Rosneft caps fills nationwide
Rationing has returned to Russia’s two biggest cities, and Rosneft is now capping fills at 30 liters at every station in the country.
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Ukraine’s drone strike shut Russia’s biggest LPG plant as fuel rationing returned in 16 regions
The strike hit the plant’s entry unit 2,200 kilometers behind the front, taking 40% of Russia’s LPG production offline indefinitely.
Russia is squeezing independent gas stations out of its fuel market
Russia cannot make more fuel. So it’s handing the market to the state-linked majors, and the independent ones are being cut out.
First the pumps, then the harvest, now the commute—Russia’s fuel shortage keeps finding new victims
Public transport fares climb in 25 Russian regions. Fuel-sale restrictions officially cover more than 40 regions out of 83.
From Karelia to Kamchatka: Russia rations fuel where drones strike and stockpiles it where they cannot
A drone campaign against refineries has Russians buying gasoline by QR code, license-plate number, and five-hour queue.
1.7 million tons in reserve, queues at the pump—Russia’s fuel math doesn’t close
Russia says it still holds 1.7 million tons of gasoline. Queues, rationing, and import deals show why that number does not put fuel in the tank.
Russia thought occupied Crimea was its fortress. Ukrainian forces say they’ve been pulling the walls down for years now
The latest piece: a rail bridge near İçki that fed troops across occupied Crimea.
Russia’s gasoline crisis spreads to St. Petersburg, Belgorod, Kursk, and occupied Luhansk — 40% of refining capacity is offline after Ukrainian strikes
Drone hits to 8 of the country's 10 largest plants in May alone have triggered coupon rationing, 20-litre caps, and 3-kilometre queues.
Weaponized energy: Russia may cut off Kazakh oil to Germany on 1 May, risking Berlin-Brandenburg fuel shock
Russia may plan to remove 17% of Germany's PCK refinery feedstock.
Russia says everything is fine —but fuel crisis now hits another country
Black markets for government-issued fuel coupons emerge in occupied Luhansk Oblast where local authorities resell gasoline at inflated prices.
Ukraine disables 40% of one of Russia’s largest oil refineries processing 17.5 million tons annually
The third Ukrainian drone strike on Kirishinefteorgsintez this year disabled CDU-6, forcing the facility to operate at 70% capacity while processing 6.6% of Russia's national crude oil output.
One in fifty gas stations in Russia stops selling fuel — even Moscow feels pinch
Petrol disappears from stations while the Kremlin urges patience.