Videos Shows Brawls Breaking Out Over Crippling Russian Gas Shortages
Gasoline is available at only 28 percent of Russia's stations, according to the newspaper Izvestia.
Videos on social media have captured angry drivers in Russia clashing over gasoline shortages caused by Ukraine's strikes on oil facilities. These shortages have led to long lines at pumps and blank price boards. Kremlin-backed media report that gasoline is available at only 28% of stations, down from 41% a week earlier. Ukrainian strikes have targeted key oil infrastructure, including the Taneco refinery in Nizhnekamsk and an oil facility in Krasnodar.
Fuel sales have been restricted in 10 regions, with limits imposed by Rosneft (30 liters), Tatneft (50 liters), and Gazprom Neft (40-60 liters). Dashcam footage shows fights among motorists, with pro-Ukrainian X users posting videos of brawls and long queues. Lower-quality fuel is being used to address the shortage, but this has raised concerns about potential damage to vehicles.
Former Putin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky has warned that the fuel's quality could ruin car engines. Internal security forces have been deployed to gas stations due to concerns about social unrest caused by the fuel crisis.
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