Ukraine Halts Civilian Gasoline Sales in Crimea as Attacks Intensify

The exact timing of the fuel sales suspension varies between sources, with some reporting it as starting at 9am local time and others noting it as an overnight action.

The cause of the fuel shortage is attributed to both Ukrainian attacks on supply routes and the weak tourist season, according to different sources.

Ukraine has intensified its drone attacks on the Russian-controlled territory of Crimea, prompting a fuel shortage on the peninsula. The campaign has prompted officials there to halt gasoline sales to the public and has caused a larger threat to Russia's fleet in the Black Sea. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis has the story.

Governor Sergey Aksyonov, the Kremlin-appointed head of Crimea, said that overnight Ukrainian strikes killed four people and wounded 28 others. He did not specify the target of the attack.

Russian-installed authorities in occupied Crimea have suspended fuel sales to private individuals and businesses amid a severe fuel shortage and a weak tourist season, as Ukrainian drone strikes continue to disrupt Russia's oil and transport infrastructure.

Officials in Russia-occupied Crimea suspended civilian gasoline sales Sunday as Ukraine ramped up attacks on fuel supplies on the Black Sea peninsula.

Fuel had already been rationed due to shortages caused by Kyiv's attacks against supply routes in Russian-occupied territories.

Four people were killed and fuel sales were suspended in Russian-occupied Crimea, the Moscow-backed authorities there said on Sunday, after a massive Ukrainian barrage hit the Black Sea peninsula.

Fuel stations ⁠in Russian-controlled Crimea halted all fuel sales to individuals and ‌businesses ⁠from 9am local time, including cash, non-cash and voucher purchases, ‌the Russian-installed governor said.

Sergey Aksyonov asked everyone to remain calm and to trust only official sources of information