Russia annexed illegally Crimea in 2014, so under the occupation of Vladimir Putin the peninsula is 11 years old.
As the portal describes, even the most expensive gasoline variety has disappeared from the distributors – A100. Anonymous activists from the peninsula alert that Residents are dealing with the beginning of a serious energy crisis.
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Fuel crisis in Crimea. Residents say what is happening on the Peninsula under the occupation of Russia
“What everyone was afraid of just happened. There is no fuel, and many stations are closing so as not to generate additional costs related to the maintenance of employees” – said one of the interlocutors of the portal.
The lack of gasoline hits not only drivers, but Also in local enterprises that lose the possibility of efficient transport. There are clearly fewer cars on the roads, and public transport – especially microbuses – is full. More and more residents loudly express their dissatisfaction, blaming the Russian authorities about lack of effective actions.
According to Crimea The peninsula currently experiences the longest and most severe fuel crisis since the beginning of the occupation. The fuel deficit threatens, among others, agricultural work, and gasoline has become the fastest more expensive goods on the local market.
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Experts indicate that The source of problems are Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, including refineries and export terminals. The goal of Kiev is to limit Moscow's revenues from fuel trade. According to the REUTERA agency estimates, as a result of these activities, the production powers of Russian refineries fell by up to 20 % on some days, and the export of raw materials by key ports was significantly limited.
