In Omsk, kilometer-long lines formed at gas stations following a drone attack
In Russia’s Omsk Region, following a drone attack on the Omsk Oil Refinery, local residents began buying up gasoline in large quantities, fearing a possible fuel shortage. As a result, kilometer-long lines formed at gas stations.
According to local media reports and eyewitnesses, the panic began on the evening of July 6, almost immediately after reports of the attack on the Omsk Oil Refinery, which is considered Russia’s largest oil refinery.
Queues of cars were observed both in Omsk and in towns across the region. The largest crowds of vehicles gathered at gas stations belonging to the “Gazpromneft” chain, which owns the attacked refinery.
“Omsk residents are buying up gasoline en masse out of fear of a shortage, but authorities are urging people not to panic, assuring them that there is enough fuel in the region,” local social media groups report.
In particular, long lines formed at gas stations on Vatutina and Berezova Streets in Omsk. As early as July 7, residents of the region reported a lack of gasoline at certain “Gazpromneft” gas stations on 10 Years of October Street, as well as at the “Topline” gas station on 25th Line.
Social media also reports lines at “Unigaz” gas stations and shortages of certain types of fuel at other stations.
In addition to the regional capital, fuel shortages have been reported in the Odessa and Isilkul districts of the Omsk region.
A resident of the village of Odesske reported that, due to rumors of a possible shortage, residents flocked to stock up on gasoline, causing panic and major traffic jams near gas stations. According to him, there were even more cars at the “Gazpromneft” gas station than at the “Topline” stations.
On the night of July 7, the Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out strikes on a number of key military and industrial facilities on the territory of Russia and in the temporarily occupied Crimea. The targets included enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex, an oil depot supplying a military airfield, railway bridges, and logistics depots for the occupying forces.
As a reminder, on the night of July 7, Ukrainian forces struck a number of Russian logistics facilities in the Sea of Azov. According to a report from the 414th Separate Brigade of Unmanned Systems “Madyar’s Birds,” eight tankers belonging to Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet,” as well as a dry cargo ship and a ferry, were struck.
Satellite monitoring detected fire hotspots in various areas of the temporarily occupied Crimea. Fires were recorded near power substations in Kurortny and Saki, as well as in the Azov Sea region near Kerch.
