The Moscow City Hall allowed fuel trucks to enter the capital without a pass. Gas station owners asked for this

From June 23, fuel truck drivers do not need to obtain passes to enter Moscow and move around the city, according to the mayor’s official website.

The owners of Moscow and Moscow region gas station networks asked for the cancellation of passes. The measure was introduced to ensure uninterrupted supply of fuel to gas stations.

Previously, drivers of trucks with a permissible maximum weight of more than 3.5 tons had to obtain a special pass to travel around Moscow. Now there will be no temporary fines for not having a pass. The period for which this measure was introduced is not specified.

• Gasoline shortages in Russian regions are intensifying as Ukraine continues to launch long-range attacks on oil refineries and almost completely cut off Crimea from fuel supplies. Restrictions on the sale of gasoline have already been introduced in the regions of central Russia, in Siberia and in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, which accounts for about 40% of Russia's total annual oil production.