Crimea Fuel Shortages Intensify Amid Drone Attacks
Fuel stations on the Russian-held Crimean peninsula were out of petrol on Thursday, Reuters witnesses said, as a Ukrainian campaign against supply lines to the peninsula escalates. A Reuters witness in Sevastopol, the peninsula’s largest city, said that there was no fuel at most local petrol stations, with supplies struggling even to keep up with a rationing regime imposed in recent weeks. Another, in the resort town of Yevpatoriya, said that there was a long queue outside th
Gas stations across Crimea are reportedly out of fuel as Ukraine escalates its drone campaign targeting Russian supply routes. Witnesses in Sevastopol and Yevpatoriya described widespread shortages, with existing rationing measures struggling to cope. This follows a recent Ukrainian drone attack that reportedly delayed fuel deliveries into Sevastopol, according to local Russian-backed authorities.
Ukraine has been increasingly targeting infrastructure that supplies the peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014. Disruptions to road and rail links from northern territories, as well as previous strikes on a Feodosia oil terminal, have exacerbated the supply issues.
The fuel shortages highlight the impact of Ukraine's strikes on Russian logistics and could affect civilian life and military operations in occupied Crimea.
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