Russia’s Fuel Crisis Spreads to Siberia as Crimea Runs Dry

Russia’s fuel crisis is worsening and expanding. The government has begun rationing gasoline in Siberia, while occupied Crimea is running out of fuel entirely after new Ukrainian strikes on the Kerch Strait tightened a blockade of supply routes [180293]. In Crimea, trams have stopped running in Yevpatoria, and gasoline has disappeared from sale across the region [180297]. The strikes have cut off supply routes and knocked out power [180297]. To ease the crisis, Moscow is now importing gasoline by sea [180293]. Meanwhile, the long-standing guarantee of cheap fuel for Russian citizens has collapsed, with rising prices angering people in the provinces [179961].