Gasoline at a record price appears in occupied Crimea

After several weeks of absence, A95 gasoline reappeared at gas stations in Crimea, but at a record price of 70.79 rubles per liter. The fuel shortage and the sharp rise in price are attributed to the Ukrainian armed forces' strikes on Russian oil refineries.

This was reported by Krym.Realii.

After several weeks of absence, A95 gasoline appeared at gas stations in Crimea, but at a new record price - 70.79 rubles per liter. For comparison, on August 10, a liter cost 69.35 rubles, meaning that the price has risen by 2% or 1.44 rubles in two weeks.

The activist of the international campaign #LiberateCrimea noted that such a rapid jump in gasoline prices in Crimea has not been seen in this century. Given the complications in the fuel sector in Russia and the annexed Crimea, we can expect this record to be broken soon. Thus, in the country of the gas station, fuel has become a scarcity and a luxury for ordinary drivers. This showed that Ukraine is not losing the war, and the aggressor's economy is approaching collapse.

As the activist emphasized, gasoline is the lifeblood of the economy, and with such trends, Russia is becoming more and more "exsanguinated." The situation of rising gasoline prices in Crimea shows signs of inflation, unprecedented since the early 1990s.

In the second half of August, the peninsula experienced a critical shortage of fuel: some gas stations did not have it at all, while others had it only from time to time. Analysts say that the fuel shortage is related to the Ukrainian armed forces' strikes on Russian oil refineries.

Recently, Yellow Ribbon activists reported that there was no A-95 gasoline at Crimean gas stations. At the gas stations where the fuel is still available, it is sold only with coupons for enterprises and organizations, and access for ordinary drivers is limited. They noted that the Russian occupiers are having more and more problems: the last drone attack on Russian oil depots lasted 90 hours without a break.

In March, Atesh guerrillas prevented the occupiers from transporting fuel from Crimea to Zaporizhzhia region. They tracked the fuel train and attacked the railroad infrastructure, destroying a relay cabinet. As a result, the delivery of equipment was delayed, and the occupiers faced supply problems.

Анна Бальчінос