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Due to a fuel shortage, the Russian military has imposed limits on refueling its vehicles

UA NEWS 22 July 2026 16:04
Due to a fuel shortage, the Russian military has imposed limits on refueling its vehicles

The fuel crisis in Russia, caused by Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes on oil refineries, has led to a reduction in gasoline and diesel supplies to the Russian military. Russian military personnel report the imposition of strict restrictions, including a limit of no more than 20 liters of fuel per vehicle per day, as well as a reduction in overall supplies by approximately 30%.

According to the occupiers, the fuel shortage has affected military equipment, vehicles used to transport ammunition and food, and generators. As a result, Russian military personnel are forced to buy gasoline from local residents at a price of 200–300 rubles per liter or spend up to 70,000 rubles of their own money per month to keep their equipment running.

Problems with fuel supplies at the front are also confirmed by Russian volunteers and pro-Russian bloggers. They note that the gasoline shortage significantly complicates logistics and the delivery of humanitarian aid to military units.

Source: Verstka.

For the first time in history, Russia plans to begin importing diesel fuel due to a sharp decline in domestic production and a shortage in the domestic market.

The Russian Red Cross has begun building up additional stockpiles of humanitarian aid for the temporarily occupied Crimea and Sevastopol following the declaration of a state of emergency on the peninsula.

On the temporarily occupied Crimean Peninsula, local residents report prolonged power outages, fuel shortages, rising prices, and problems with the functioning of social infrastructure. According to them, the situation is particularly dire in the northern regions of the peninsula.

As a reminder, Ukraine has claimed to have struck 19 Russian tankers carrying fuel for Crimea.

 

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