In occupied Crimea, supermarket shelves are emptying due to the gasoline crisis
A video recorded by a local resident at one of the chain supermarkets in occupied Crimea has been shared on social media; it shows that most products are missing from the store shelves. The store’s inventory now consists only of frozen fish and various carbonated beverages.
According to the video’s author, this shortage has been observed at more than one retail location. Store employees attribute the empty shelves to a complete lack of new product shipments. The eyewitness links the widespread disruptions in goods supply to a fuel shortage on the peninsula.
Gas prices in Russia are hitting record highs due to intensified attacks on oil refineries, according to the ISW.
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 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.
