“Our gasoline is burning out”

The oil refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban is on fire. For three days the fire raged at the Poltava oil depot. Gasoline shortage has become a serious problem

In both cases, the fire was the result of an attack by Ukrainian drones. A fire broke out in Slavyansk-on-Kuban on the night of June 28. On the same day, a fire that lasted three days at the nearby Poltava oil depot was extinguished. “Our gasoline has burned out,” Kuban residents complain on social networks.

Kuban Governor Veniamin Kondratiev said that several houses in Slavyansk-on-Kuban were damaged as a result of falling drone debris. One person died. The power line is damaged.

The unified dispatch service of the Slavyansky district published a message: “Tonight the most massive attack was carried out on our area. In total, 110 UAVs took part in the attack, including 46 jets and 5 FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles. Unfortunately, the attack killed 1 person and injured 6 others. The total area of ​​the fire on the territory of the Slavyansk ECO refinery is 20 thousand square meters. In addition to the employees of the Slavic fire and rescue garrison, the Kalinin, Krymsky and Temryuk garrisons, two fire trains from Timashevsk and Krymsk are taking part in extinguishing the fire. The arrival of two airmobile groups from Voronezh and Penza is expected.”

This post was then deleted and a new one was published. It no longer contains information about cruise missiles and the number of drones that attacked Slavyansk-on-Kuban.

Thick black smoke rising from the Slavyansk Oil Refinery is visible in Krasnodar. In this regard, on the morning of June 28, many citizens decided to spend Sunday looking for gasoline for their cars. Kilometer-long queues for fuel stretched along city streets, creating traffic jams.

The gas plug is a new phenomenon in the capital of Kuban. Fuel supply at most gas stations in Krasnodar is limited to 20 or 30 liters per car. On June 28, the city administration commented for the first time on the fuel situation. The municipal control center of Krasnodar reported that 55 gas stations operate in the city, 47 gas stations are closed. On June 28, AI-92 was at 41 gas stations, AI-95 was at 40, and diesel fuel was sold at 45 gas stations.

The Krasnodar administration appealed to residents and guests of the city with a request not to purchase fuel for future use and not to create an artificial rush. Meanwhile, many Krasnodar residents complain online that they have almost no gasoline left. “On Uralskaya, Rus-Oil has gasoline, but the line is long. Everyone is carrying cans, and tourists are going to the sea. My gas was low, I somehow pulled into the oncoming lane and asked to fill up without waiting in line for 1 thousand, just to get home,” wrote a resident of Krasnodar.

The situation with fuel shortages causes dissatisfaction among citizens. Public transport is well developed only in a few large cities in the region, and residents of villages and small towns are accustomed to commuting to work in private cars. Kuban residents blame the shortage of gasoline on Crimeans and vacationers heading to the sea who came for fuel. A post by a resident of Slavyansk-on-Kuban received a large number of views, in which she complained that she had been standing in line for gasoline since 6 a.m. and was unable to refuel. “Vacationists” who refuel from gas station to gas station for some reason always leave with full tanks. What should we do? There have been calls on social networks for the governor of the Krasnodar Territory to introduce gasoline coupons.

Meanwhile, to prevent possible conflicts and combat gasoline resellers, police began to be on duty at gas stations in Gelendzhik. Fuel is available only at some gas stations in the resort town. There are long queues behind him. Cossacks maintain order at gas stations in Anapa.

Popular Anapa blogger Yuri Ozarovsky reported that the situation with gasoline in the resort city has worsened. “People cannot find gasoline in the Anapa region. If you know where it is, please write in the comments,” Ozarovsky addressed his subscribers. Gasoline was found only at Rosneft gas stations. There was a huge line behind him.

On June 28, the Novorossiysk administration reported that most gas stations in the hero city were out of fuel. 21 gas stations in Novorossiysk are temporarily closed. Fuel is supplied at 13 gas stations. Restrictions on the sale of gasoline have been introduced at all operating stations in Novorossiysk.

The fuel situation in Sochi is a little better. According to the city administration, out of 58 city gas stations, 46 are operating, all of them have AI-92, AI-95 gasoline and diesel, but there are restrictions. Depending on the network, you can buy 20 or 30 liters of gasoline and 60 liters of diesel at a time.

Kilometer-long queues for gasoline lined up on the M4 highway leading to the sea. There are queues for gasoline on the highway both day and night.

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