Fuel Crisis Worsens in Crimea Amid Ukrainian Drone Attacks
Drivers in Crimea face gasoline shortages due to Ukrainian drone attacks impacting supply routes, with purchases now requiring fuel coupons. Long queues are reported in Sevastopol as authorities work to restore normal supply. The situation is aggravated by ongoing Ukrainian attacks and Western sanctions affecting Russia's oil exports.
Drivers in Russian-occupied Crimea are encountering significant gasoline shortages, compelling authorities to impose rationing measures, Reuters reports. This crisis follows Ukrainian drone assaults that have disrupted crucial road supply channels across southeastern Ukraine, as corroborated by eyewitnesses and officials.
In Sevastopol, Crimea's largest city and home to Russia's Black Sea Fleet, residents like Oksana Senchenko have faced empty fuel stations for days. Russia, which annexed Crimea in 2014, is grappling with nearly daily Ukrainian attacks targeting its oil infrastructure amid intensified Western sanctions elevating crude export costs.
Authorities in Crimea are implementing temporary measures, such as fuel coupons, to manage the situation, with hopes of normalizing gasoline availability by Wednesday. Simultaneously, the Russian government has halted aviation fuel exports until late November, further escalating the regional fuel predicament.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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