“There’s already a quiet panic going on.” United Russia suggested “preparing for the closure of agriculture in the Irkutsk region” due to fuel shortages
Farmers in the Irkutsk region are complaining about a shortage of diesel fuel, said Stepan Frantenko, a deputy of the Irkutsk Legislative Assembly from United Russia. According to Frantenko, instead of wholesale fuel supplies, farmers are offered to refuel at regular gas stations. However, large equipment cannot be driven there. In addition, this would provoke a shortage at gas stations, because agricultural machinery needs more fuel than cars.