Overview
- Citing industry sources, reports say Ukrainian drone strikes in mid‑June damaged central refineries and helped push national gasoline output down from about 120,000 tonnes per day in March to roughly 90,000 tonnes per day in June.
- More than ten regions have introduced per‑fill limits and banned filling fuel into canisters, with typical rules capping city fills at about 40 liters of petrol or 80 liters of diesel and higher diesel limits on highways.
- The Federal Antimonopoly Service has ordered marketplace gasoline listings removed and opened inspections of major oil traders while instructing officials to protect fuel supplies for agriculture.
- Authorities are supplementing supplies with imports from Belarus, arranging maritime shipments from Asia and easing tanker access in Moscow to keep stations supplied and prioritise critical users.
- Officials warn that panic buying has worsened shortages, residents are urged to cut nonessential travel, and fuel prices and further regional controls are likely to persist if refinery output is not restored.