Fuel queues in Russia: Audi driver sparks police gun threat as shortages spread

Ukraine’s drone and missile strikes on Russian oil infrastructure have brought the war’s impact to ordinary citizens. Fuel shortages are now spreading across the country, even though Russia remains one of the world’s largest oil producers. At a gas station in the Siberian town of Ust-Ordynsky, tempers boiled over on Saturday night. Motorists had waited five hours in line. Then a black Audi Q7 cut past dozens of cars and pulled directly to the pumps. Shouting broke out. People began recording with their phones. A police officer drew his pistol to calm the crowd. The confrontation, filmed at the scene, shows the growing frustration over fuel shortages. The problem has now reached cities far from the front lines.