According to a report from the Novorossiysk city control center, there is currently no fuel available at gas stations in the city, and refueling is only possible via fuel cards. The development follows earlier announcements of growing fuel supply disruptions across Russia.
The Novorossiysk city control center reported on Friday that no fuel is currently available at gas stations in the southern Russian port city, with refueling limited to fuel card holders. The announcement, circulated via local Telegram channels, does not specify the cause of the shortage or provide a timeline for when normal fuel sales might resume.
As The Zioneer has reported since early June, a severe fuel crisis has been spreading across multiple Russian regions. The first reports flagged growing queues, local supply disruptions, and quantitative restrictions in areas including Crimea, Irkutsk, and the Donbas. By late June, black market fuel trade had emerged, and private retailers in some regions stopped selling gasoline entirely.
The Novorossiysk measure comes amid broader regional restrictions. Fuel sales to civilians have been banned in Crimea, and limits have been imposed in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Russian officials have not provided a unified explanation for the shortages, which some independent analysts attribute to a combination of refinery maintenance, sanctions on oil exports, and logistical bottlenecks.
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