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Adygea Leader Urges Residents to Avoid Private Cars as Fuel Shortage Hits

Regional officials say supply gaps tied to reported strikes on refineries have forced service prioritization and stepped-up checks on illegal fuel sales.

Overview

  • Adygea head Murat Kumpilov asked residents to temporarily refrain from using private vehicles and said all responsible services are operating in an enhanced mode to manage the shortage.
  • Kumpilov ordered emergency and utility services to switch some vehicles to diesel, to cut nonessential official trips, and to keep public transport running without interruption.
  • Authorities in Rostov region have detained people suspected of illegal fuel sales, including a driver from the partly occupied Zaporizhzhia area who was found with eight tonnes of fuel in plastic containers.
  • Most Russian regions have introduced local fuel restrictions as supply problems spread, a pattern that regional officials say contradicts federal statements that the domestic market is fully supplied.
  • Reporters link the shortages to recent reported strikes on refinery infrastructure, a claim that frames current policy shifts and could further disrupt mobility and emergency services if deliveries do not recover.