Reports describe kilometer-long queues at gas stations in Irkutsk and surrounding areas, as private fuel retailers (Krasneft, BRK, and others) have stopped selling gasoline. Only Rosneft stations remain operational, with drivers arriving as early as 3-4 a.m. and waiting hours to fill up, according to reports.
Reports describe a deepening fuel shortage in Irkutsk and its suburbs, including Bolshie Rechka and the Baikal highway, where drivers line up overnight only to be turned away from private-brand stations that have stopped selling gasoline altogether. Only Rosneft stations appear to be active, with footage showing a 800-meter traffic jam at a station that normally serves no more than five cars at once.
The disruption follows a wave of explosions at oil refineries in Moscow, according to the reports. On the highways, motorists describe arriving well before dawn and waiting hours just to fill a tank. Private chains Krasneft, BRK, and others simply stopped selling, per the same reports.
This appears to be the farthest eastern extension of fuel-supply disruptions that have been reported in and around Moscow, St. Petersburg, Crimea, and Donbas in recent weeks, as The Zioneer has previously covered. The scope and precise cause of the Irkutsk shortage remain unverified by independent sources.
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