In Crimea, the sale of fuel at gas stations was stopped; only government vehicles were allowed to refuel.

In annexed Crimea, due to a shortage of fuel, its sale at gas stations, including with coupons, was prohibited, announced the Russian-appointed head of the peninsula, Sergei Aksenov. Only public transport vehicles will be refueled there.

“Today, June 21, from 9:00 at Crimean gas stations, the supply of fuel both for cash and non-cash payments, and by coupons for individuals and legal entities has been stopped,” Aksenov wrote. “Fuel will be supplied only to government services that ensure the life and security of the Republic of Crimea.”

At the end of May, problems with fuel began in Crimea and Sevastopol amid large-scale attacks by Ukrainian drones on Russian oil infrastructure facilities and fuel tankers. Initially, the authorities tried to only partially limit the sale of gasoline and introduced limits, but in the end, on June 4, the free sale of fuel was temporarily suspended. Due to regular shelling, the Russian military began to disguise fuel tankers as ordinary trucks.