In recent days, there has been an acute shortage of petrol in the occupied Crimea. Motorists are forced to queue for several hours, and about half of the petrol stations have stopped selling petrol altogether. This situation is dramatically affecting the lives of the peninsula's residents, from getting to work to using public transport.<\/p>\n
Closing\/temporary suspension of petrol station operations<\/strong> Long queues and restrictions on leave<\/strong> Lack of petrol brands, sharp price increases<\/strong> Several factors have overlapped to create the current scale of the deficit:<\/p>\n Ukrainian drones strike Russian oil refineries<\/strong> Maintenance, repair, and reduction of production capacity<\/strong> Logistical constraints and financial problems of petrol stations<\/strong> Political decisions - export ban, price control<\/strong> Restricted movement of people and vehicles<\/strong> Risk to agriculture and specialised machinery<\/strong> Economic losses for business and transport<\/strong> Social tensions and discontent<\/strong> Calls for order, promises of solutions<\/strong> Prioritisation of state-owned enterprises\/budgetary entities<\/strong> Price controls and export restrictions<\/strong> If the situation does not change, the deficit may become even deeper, affecting not only petrol but also other categories of fuel.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Stricter regulations (rationing, cards, queues) may be introduced as official measures.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Growth of the shadow fuel market - resale and smuggling - due to a mismatch between demand and official supply.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n If the fighting and oil refinery strikes continue, the impact of the crisis could be long-term.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n The intervention of federal Russian structures or the mobilisation of resources from neighbouring regions are attempts to mitigate the problem logistically.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u041c\u0430\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0456 \u0447\u0435\u0440\u0433\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043a\u0430\u0445: \u0432\u043e\u0434\u0456\u0457 \u0447\u0435\u043a\u0430\u044e\u0442\u044c \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u041e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043d\u0456\u043c\u0438 \u0434\u043d\u044f\u043c\u0438 \u0432 \u043e\u043a\u0443\u043f\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u041a\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0443 \u0444\u0456\u043a\u0441\u0443\u0454\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0433\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0439 \u0434\u0435\u0444\u0456\u0446\u0438\u0442 \u0431\u0435\u043d\u0437\u0438\u043d\u0443. \u0410\u0432\u0442\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0431\u0456\u043b\u0456\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0437\u043c\u0443\u0448\u0435\u043d\u0456 \u0432\u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0438 \u0447\u0435\u0440\u0433\u0438 \u043f\u043e \u043a\u0456\u043b\u044c\u043a\u0430 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043d, \u0430 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0431\u043b\u0438\u0437\u043d\u043e \u043f\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043d\u0430 \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043e\u043a \u043f\u0440\u0438\u043f\u0438\u043d\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0436 \u0431\u0435\u043d\u0437\u0438\u043d\u0443 \u0437\u043e\u0432\u0441\u0456\u043c. \u0426\u044f \u0441\u0438\u0442\u0443\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f \u0440\u0456\u0437\u043a\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0433\u0456\u0440\u0448\u0443\u0454 \u0436\u0438\u0442\u0442\u044f \u043c\u0435\u0448\u043a\u0430\u043d\u0446\u0456\u0432 \u043f\u0456\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u2014 \u0432\u0456\u0434 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0434\u043e \u0440\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0438 \u0434\u043e \u0437\u0430\u0431\u0435\u0437\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0433\u0440\u043e\u043c\u0430\u0434\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0442\u0443. \u0429\u043e \u0441\u0430\u043c\u0435 \u0432\u0456\u0434\u0431\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0454\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f: \u0441\u0438\u043c\u043f\u0442\u043e\u043c\u0438 \u043a\u0440\u0438\u0437\u0438 \u0417\u0430\u043a\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0442\u044f\/\u0442\u0438\u043c\u0447\u0430\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u0437\u0443\u043f\u0438\u043d\u043a\u0430 \u0440\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0438 [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":207433346,"featured_media":1210,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_title":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"\u0414\u0435\u0444\u0456\u0446\u0438\u0442 \u043f\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e","td_subtitle":"","subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[805618],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1209","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economics"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/207433346"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1209"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1209\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1211,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1209\/revisions\/1211"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
According to Russian media and local resources, about half of the Crimean petrol stations<\/strong> temporarily stopped selling petrol.
Some chains report a complete lack of fuel supply to certain filling stations.
Because of this, many petrol stations simply close down to avoid spending money on maintenance when they have zero profit.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Where there is still fuel available, cars are lined up in long queues - sometimes drivers arrive in the evening and \u00abspend the night\u00bb at the petrol station so they can refuel in the morning.
Sometimes the wait takes 5-6 hours.
In addition, some petrol stations have limits on the number of litres you can buy per car or other priority card systems.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
It is reported that all petrol brands have disappeared, even the most expensive A100.
Prices are starting to rise rapidly, especially when there is a shortage and limited supply. Switching to diesel or other fuels<\/strong>
In some cases, petrol stations sell diesel or gas because there is no petrol.\u00a0
Often, petrol only returns for a few hours, then disappears again.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\nCauses of the crisis<\/h3>\n
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Intense attacks lead to a reduction in fuel production.\u00a0
As a result, some refineries are actually shutting down or operating at reduced capacity.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Some plants in Russia are still scheduled to undergo preventive maintenance, which reduces the amount of fuel consumed in total.
Analysts are talking about an overall drop in gasoline production in Russia by ~10 % due to the strike campaigns + maintenance.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Some independent petrol stations are unable to stock large amounts of fuel due to high costs or limited credit terms.\u00a0
Long delivery chains, sanctions, and Russia's general problems with logistics affect deliveries to Crimea.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
The Russian authorities announced a ban on petrol exports in order to concentrate resources within the country.\u00a0
At the same time, state price controls and sanctions make it difficult for petrol stations to operate in the market.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nImplications for the population and the economy<\/h3>\n
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Public transport, taxis, and company cars are running intermittently or are shut down due to the lack of fuel.\u00a0
Car owners are forced to plan their trips very carefully, sometimes refusing to travel unnecessarily.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Seasonal activities (sowing, harvesting) often depend on the supply of fuel. Shortages can delay or complicate these processes.\u00a0
Specialised machinery used in the agricultural or construction sectors is also in short supply.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Companies that depend on transportation and logistics incur costs due to downtime.\u00a0
Rising fuel prices increase the cost of goods and transportation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
People complain about hopelessness, attempts to \u00abbuy in advance\u00bb, and unequal access to fuel.\u00a0
Some people turn to local chats and maps to keep track of where fuel is still available.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nHow the occupation authorities react<\/h3>\n
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The authorities say they are working to normalise the situation and ask people not to create a stir.
In Crimea, leader Aksyonov acknowledges fuel problems and promises to stabilise supplies within two weeks.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Some filling stations operate primarily for government or \u00abpriority\u00bb customers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Petrol exports from Russia have been restricted or frozen to preserve resources for domestic consumption.
Official price regulation sometimes leads to an \u00abartificial shortage\u00bb, as gas stations are not interested in selling at unprofitable prices.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nForecasts and development scenarios<\/h3>\n
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