Crimean stores start restricting food sales

In the annexed Crimea, amid problems with fuel supplies and transportation logistics, shortages of certain food products have begun to be reported in stores.

This is reported by Krym.Realii with reference to local residents and Crimean telegram channels.

In particular, a number of supermarkets have imposed restrictions on the sale of certain products. According to the information spread in social networks, the sale of sugar, buckwheat and rice was restricted in the stores of the Yabloko chain. In the supermarkets of the PUD chain in Sevastopol, customers reported a lack of sugar and salt, as well as problems with the purchase of sunflower oil.

In addition, one of the stores in Sevastopol allegedly introduced limits on the sale of popular goods. A customer is allowed to buy no more than three bottles of oil and three packages of pasta at a time.

Photos and videos of half-empty shelves in Simferopol supermarkets are also posted on social media. Local residents report shortages of flour, sugar, salt, buckwheat and vinegar. Some outlets have already posted notices limiting the sale of cereals and sugar to three kilograms per person.

According to one of the Crimean activists, who spoke to Krym.Realii on condition of anonymity, the situation continues to deteriorate. He claims that problems with fuel have led to a reduction in food supplies, and residents have begun to buy long-term storage goods en masse.

According to him, large retail chains are still operating due to stocks in warehouses, but small shops are already facing shortages. The activist predicts that the situation may become more complicated in the coming days due to the exhaustion of existing stocks.

Earlier, the Kremlin-controlled head of Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, said that the authorities were organizing separate fuel supplies for logistics companies, distributors and retailers to maintain the supply of goods.

As a reminder, on June 7, the Russian occupation authorities in occupied Sevastopol imposed new restrictions on the sale of fuel to the public.

Earlier, the Crimean occupation authorities banned the sale of fuel for cash and set a limit of no more than 20 liters of fuel per person for holders of previously purchased fuel coupons.

Андрій Колісніченко