Overview

• Crimea and Sevastopol limited purchases of AI-92 and AI-95 to 30 liters per fill-up, with officials saying they hope to ease the curbs once deliveries resume.
• Queues, rationing and closures have spread across multiple regions, with caps such as 5 gallons per customer and reports of some stations offering only diesel.
• National pump prices are up roughly 7% this year, while some local prices have surged far higher, and authorities in places have introduced voucher systems to control sales.
• Federal officials imposed a temporary gasoline export ban for August through October and now say they plan to extend it to year-end to stabilize domestic availability.
• Ukraine’s drone campaign continues to strike refineries and pipelines, with Ukrainian analysts estimating roughly a quarter of Russia’s refining capacity offline as Moscow officials publicly deny a physical shortage.