Fuel stations in Russian-controlled Crimea stopped selling fuel to individuals and businesses from 9:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, the Russian-installed governor said.
Sergei Aksyonov said on Telegram that the restriction applied to cash, non-cash and voucher purchases.
He said fuel would only be supplied to government agencies responsible for ensuring the functioning and security of the peninsula.
No timeframe was immediately given for how long the restrictions would remain in place.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Ukrainian forces had struck an oil depot in the Crimean city of Kerch and an oil transport facility in Russia's Krasnodar region overnight.
Five people were killed and 28 wounded in a Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea, Aksyonov said.
Authorities said ferry services across the Kerch Strait, which separates Crimea from Russia's Krasnodar region, had been temporarily suspended.
The latest attacks come after Ukraine's military struck railway bridges in Crimea on 19 June.
Ukraine has intensified attacks on Russian-occupied areas in southern Ukraine and Crimea in an effort to disrupt Moscow's logistics.
Crimea, annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014, has faced repeated attacks on its transport and supply routes during the war.
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