Russia’s Fuel Shortage Spreads to Siberia

Ukrainian attacks on logistics routes and energy infrastructure are worsening fuel shortages in Russia. The crisis has spread from occupied Crimea to other regions, including the Omsk region in south-western Siberia.

Local authorities there have restricted fuel sales. Governor Vitaly Khotsenko said the measure was intended to prevent panic buying and speculation. Gasoline sales have been limited to 40 liters per vehicle, while diesel limits range from 80 to 200 liters depending on the location. Sales into jerry cans have been banned.

Russian attacks in Ukraine injured six people overnight on Tuesday. Two people sought medical treatment after a strike in the Zaporizhzhia region, three were injured in the Sumy region and one woman was wounded in a drone attack on Kharkiv.

An air raid alert was briefly declared in Kyiv.

According to local authorities, a Ukrainian attack on a factory producing electronics for missiles in Russia’s Voronezh region killed five people and injured dozens more.

President Volodymyr Zelensky continues his efforts to secure support from Western allies for a peaceful resolution to the war and Ukraine’s accelerated accession to the European Union.

(Reuters, bak)