A social media video circulating Saturday morning shows Russian citizens sleeping in their vehicles at gas stations to preserve their places in long fuel queues, according to reports. The scene underscores the deepening supply crisis that has spread across multiple regions in recent weeks.
Reports and social media footage from Saturday morning show Russians sleeping in their cars at gas stations, waiting overnight to preserve their places in fuel queues — a new dimension of the supply crisis that has been spreading across the country's regions for weeks.
As The Zioneer previously reported, fuel shortages have been building since mid-June, with three-hour queues reported on the Moscow–St. Petersburg highway (June 16), followed by supply restrictions in several regions (June 15), and kilometer-long lines in Irkutsk where private stations stopped selling gasoline (June 25). The new imagery from Saturday suggests the crisis is now forcing drivers to camp overnight, a pattern not observed in earlier coverage.
The source — a single social media report — does not specify the exact location of this particular footage, though the phenomenon appears consistent with the worsening supply picture. It remains unclear whether this represents an isolated incident or a broader new phase of the disruption.
3 developments
- DevelopingSevere fuel crisis developing in Russia, including Crimea and Donbas
- DevelopingRussia imposes fuel sale restrictions in several regions amid supply disruptions
- DevelopingNumerous Russian regions impose broad fuel sale restrictions on civilians
- DevelopingCrimea, facing severe fuel shortage, reports steps to restore supply
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