1/ The Ukrainian drone strike campaign against Russian oil refineries is impacting daily life in Russia to an unprecedented extent. Drivers are being forced into desperate measures, such as buying diesel siphoned off from locomotives and resold by corrupt railway employees. ⬇️
2/ The Russian news outlet 'We can explain' notes that "there are now regions where there isn't a single accessible gas station." The channel's subscribers have shared how the gasoline shortage is changing their daily lives: 3/👨🦱 Mikhail, a tourist bus driver: "Every week, new limits come out of the blue. What do you do when you and your passengers have no fuel at night, or they don't give you fuel because of restrictions? Our typical fill-up is 300-400 litres. 4/ "Now we have two fuel cards for 250 litres per day, and another bank card for a maximum of 100 litres. In the Krasnodar region, you can't wait in line for less than two hours. All your timetables, work and rest schedules, and weekends—it all goes to hell." 5/ 👩 Anna, Moscow Region: "There's nothing at Teboil. There's nothing at Trassa. Lukoil only has diesel and gas. Rosneft has 92 and 95 octane, but there are lines, they fill the tank with 20 litres, they don't sell it in canisters. 6/ "There's constant discussion about how, when, and where we can even get to now." 👨🦱 Arseniy, Pskov Oblast: "They only dispense 20 litres per tank; canisters are prohibited. One of our gas stations has been left exclusively for government agencies." 7/ "Everyone goes to Belarus to fill up. Diesel drivers also buy diesel fuel drained from locomotive depots. Older vehicles handle it just fine." 8/ 🧑 Anna, Moscow Region: "Our village's chats have already started offering to buy gasoline by the barrel from someone else. It's over 250 rubles per litre—very expensive, but people are still starting to look for such options." 9/ 👩 Tatyana, Moscow: "I'm in a bad mood; I just want to run away from here, even if it means leaving my slippers behind. But my husband and I are retirees—it's not that simple." 10/👨🦱 Arseniy, Pskov Oblast: "My parents are already selling their house to buy a place in Belarus. My friends also want to leave. Everyone understands it's a waste of time, but at least there are no missiles, drones, lockdowns, or fuel shortages." 11/ 🧑 Anna, Moscow Region: "My husband is offering to sell my almost-new German car and buy a hybrid. We already have a hybrid minibus for work. Now the whole family is arguing about who gets to drive it and where." 12/ 👨🦱 Arseniy, Pskov Oblast: "My relatives always voted for Putin. But when missiles and drones started flying over our city, something changed. Now everyone says they're fed up." 13/ "I'm almost certain that even many ardent Putinists are starting to wonder if something in their lives has gone wrong." 14/ 👨 Alexander, Lipetsk Oblast: "The governor joked that the 'buckwheat lovers' were to blame, allegedly buying up everything in canisters again. Now even the buckwheat itself is disappearing. Why the authorities are so afraid to name the real reason for this is unclear." /end Source: t.me