The rapidly growing gasoline crisis is just as quickly changing the information agenda and social atmosphere in Russia. The nervousness and frustration of the population is clearly visible in social networks and journalistic reports. But how does the situation look in public opinion polls? The first blow to the information agenda of the Russian citizen was dealt by Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries and Moscow in mid-June.

The rapidly escalating petrol crisis is reshaping both the news agenda and the social climate in Russia with equal speed. Public anxiety and frustration are readily apparent in social media and journalistic reporting. But how does the situation appear in public opinion surveys? The first blow to the average Russian’s information landscape came from Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries and on Moscow in mid-June.