In occupied Crimea, businesses are closing en masse due to a severe fuel crisis

The temporarily occupied Crimean Peninsula has been hit by an unprecedented logistical and infrastructure collapse after the local occupying authorities completely banned the sale of fuel to the civilian population and private businesses. Representatives of the local business community are openly reporting catastrophic problems with the supply of goods, the collapse of the tourist season, and the threat of imminent closure for most businesses. 

Employees of major retail chains predict a mass closure of grocery stores within a week to ten days, as distributors’ existing internal reserves are rapidly running out and there is no way to transport new goods from warehouses. 

Hotel owners on the southern coast of Crimea report that vacationers are leaving in a hurry, using their remaining gasoline to try to return to Russia, and that there have been mass cancellations of July reservations due to the postponement of children’s camps until the fall. Meanwhile, restaurants have lost up to half their revenue due to the inability to provide delivery services, and utility workers, construction workers, and medical staff are in some cases physically unable to reach their workplaces. An additional factor contributing to the systemic crisis was the shutdown of gas pumping stations and a compressor at the Hlibivskyi underground gas storage facility, which led to an electricity shortage, disruptions in the water supply, and critical communication problems across the entire peninsula.

This was reported by Cemaat.

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