Fuel stations across the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula ran dry on Thursday as Ukraine stepped up attacks on supply routes to the region.
In Sevastopol, the peninsula's largest city, most petrol stations had run out of fuel, with supplies struggling to meet demand under a rationing system introduced in recent weeks. In the resort town of Yevpatoriya, residents queued outside the only station still operating.
Ukraine has intensified drone strikes on supply lines to Crimea, which Russia seized from Kyiv in 2014. Local authorities have imposed fuel rationing, while shortages of some food products have also been reported.
Across Russia, media reports and social media posts indicate fuel shortages in around a dozen regions. Officially, only two Siberian regions have confirmed shortages, while most other areas insist the situation remains under control, citing panic buying as a contributing factor. Moscow denies any widespread fuel supply problems.
State-owned Sberbank has warned that rising fuel prices could further fuel inflation in the Russian economy.
Sevastopol's Russian-backed governor, Mikhail Razvozhaev, said on Wednesday that petrol deliveries had been delayed because fuel trucks were unable to reach the city following recent Ukrainian strikes on supply routes. Fuel supplies to Crimea mainly arrive by road and rail through Russian-held territories north of the peninsula, which have faced increasing disruption from drone attacks.
Previously, fuel was shipped by barge to Feodosia's oil terminal, but supplies were cut after a Ukrainian strike in April. In Sevastopol, Razvozhaev reported minor overnight damage from drone attacks and said air defences had downed 33 drones.
In northern Crimea and southern Russian regions, bridges and roads have also been targeted. Ukrainian forces struck the Chonhar Bridge, a key link to Kherson region, causing "critical" damage and bringing traffic to a halt. They also hit the town of Armiansk, destroying fuel and ammunition trucks.
Kyiv also launched overnight strikes in southern Russia, including an attack that sparked a fire at the Afipsky oil refinery, which has since been extinguished. Civilian infrastructure in neighbouring Adygea was also reported to have been damaged.
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