Russia is in the midst of a fuel crisis. At the height of the consumption season, gasoline production has dropped following Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries, and prices are climbing. Some gas stations, unable to raise prices because of antitrust restrictions, are shutting down altogether. In annexed Crimea, occupation officials have imposed price caps and limited gasoline sales to 20 liters (about five gallons) per customer. Here’s what the situation looks like on the ground.
A gas station in Simferopol, in occupied Crimea
Sergei Malgavko / TASS / ZUMA Press / Scanpix / LETA
Simferopol
Sergei Malgavko / TASS / ZUMA Press / Scanpix / LETA
Sergei Malgavko / TASS / ZUMA Press / Scanpix / LETA
A line at a gas station in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Nikolai Burmatov / TASS / Profimedia
A line at a gas station in occupied Luhansk, Ukraine
Alexander Reka / TASS / ZUMA Press / Scanpix / LETA
A notice at a gas station in occupied Luhansk saying fuel can be purchased only with a ration card
Alexander Reka / TASS / ZUMA Press / Scanpix / LETA
A gas station in Vladivostok, Russia
Vitaliy Ankov / RIA Novosti / Sputnik / Profimedia
A driver in Vladivostok stocking up on gasoline
Vitaliy Ankov / RIA Novosti / Sputnik / Profimedia
A line at a gas station in occupied Crimea
RIA Novosti / Sputnik / Profimedia
Crimea
RIA Novosti / Sputnik / Profimedia
RIA Novosti / Sputnik / Profimedia
A gas station in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region
Anastasia Makarycheva / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA
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