Overview

• Gas stations in multiple regions are rationing purchases to 10–20 liters or offering only diesel, with limits confirmed in the Moscow, Leningrad, Ryazan and Nizhny Novgorod areas.
• Major retailers introduced additional curbs, including a Lukoil ban on canister sales in parts of Moscow and the suspension of some fuel cards in Nizhny Novgorod.
• All gasoline grades reportedly disappeared from filling stations across occupied Crimea on Sept. 24, while Belgorod authorities acknowledged local shortages and some station closures.
• Ukrainian drone strikes have knocked at least five Russian refineries partly or fully offline, cutting refining capacity by about 17% and pushing exchange prices to record highs.
• The government has ordered reserve capacity into use and rail coordination and is considering extending a gasoline export ban and imposing a temporary diesel export ban through year-end.