Crimea announced the resumption of unrestricted fuel sales at nearly a hundred gas stations
11 July 13:36
On Saturday, July 11, fuel is being sold freely at 99 gas stations in annexed Crimea, according to the republic’s “Ministry of Fuel and Energy.” These stations are freely selling AI-95 and AI-95 gasoline, as well as diesel fuel. This was reported by [Kommersant], citing Russian propaganda media.
In Sevastopol, fuel is freely sold at nine gas stations, and sales via QR codes are also continuing, according to “Governor” Mikhail Razvozhayev. A limit of 20 liters per vehicle is in effect in the city, and sales into jerry cans are prohibited. A code can be obtained no more than once a week.
Meanwhile, fuel prices continue to rise rapidly. According to Rosstat, during the week of June 30 to July 6, gasoline prices in Russia rose by 2.1%, and diesel prices by 3.4%. The annual increase in prices at gas stations, according to the Ministry of Economic Development, reached 21.9%—a record high since May 2010. Crimea remains one of the hardest-hit regions: according to official statistics, average prices for AI-92 reached 123.5 rubles per liter, and for AI-95—170.6 rubles.
However, according to media reports, the actual price in Sevastopol reaches 199 rubles per liter, and across Crimea as a whole, it ranges from 185 to 200 rubles. On the black market, gasoline is sold for 250–400 rubles per liter.
Also, according to Rosstat, average gasoline prices remain above 100 rubles per liter in Tyva, and above 80 rubles in the Magadan Region, Kamchatka, in Yakutia, the Tyumen region, Chechnya, Dagestan, Kalmykia, and the Vologda and Voronezh regions.
The crisis was triggered by Ukrainian drone strikes on oil refineries: over the past two months, 10 out of the 10 largest refineries have been hit, and oil refining volumes have fallen to their lowest level since the early 2000s. In July, refinery utilization rates will, at best, remain at June’s level, provided there are no new attacks.
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