{
  "id": 671493,
  "title": "Russia’s fuel crisis is back, with queues and gasoline rationing returning across the country",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/russias-fuel-crisis-is-back-with-queues-and-gasoline-rationing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T13:21:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/12/russia-s-fuel-crisis-is-back-with-queues-and-gasoline-rationing-returning-across-the-country"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In early August, judging by reports from the regions, a new wave of the fuel crisis hit Russia following Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries. Residents of various regions, from the south to the Far East, report lines at gas stations. Limits on how much fuel a person can buy at a time have returned in Orenburg Region and Sochi. The Sochi city administration also asked residents and tourists not to…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}