"Yes, yes. Tourists rushed south on tractors": Regional residents ridicule government excuses for gasoline shortages
🔸 The fact that the gasoline shortage has already reached Volga region, the governor confirmed Nizhny Novgorod region Gleb Nikitin.
"Temporary interruptions are related to the fuel supply chain as a whole," said He also emphasized that this is not only about the Nizhny Novgorod region.
“They just removed gasoline, like the internet, for our safety,” ulcerate Nizhny Novgorod residents in the comments. — Otherwise, the evil spotters might suddenly fill up."
🔸 Even in the summer there was a shortage of gasoline started complaining Inhabitants The Far East и Siberia. Apparently, in some regions this problem has not yet been resolved: in several districts Sakhalin it's been five days already no AI-95. The Ministry of Energy has confirmed the fuel shortage: according to officials, additional supplies will arrive only on September 25.
🔸 I've been having problems with gasoline for several months now are observed in annexed Crimea.
🔸 Announcements about lack of fuel появились and at gas stations in Belgorod.
🔸 Where gasoline is still available, prices are rising. Residents Vladimir сообщают, that in two days the price of fuel jumped by 6-7 rubles per liter, and at one of the gas stations in The Nizhny Novgorod region — immediately by 15 rubles.
🔸 Members of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in Saratov Balakovo held Today, a series of pickets against the "uncontrolled rise" in fuel prices.
"Oil is getting cheaper, but gasoline is getting more expensive! What a paradox!" — was written on their posters.
🔸 Also, gasoline prices have increased in Sverdlovsk, Tambov и Penza fields.
🔸 Authorities Tula region They attributed the rise in gasoline prices to agricultural work and the growing tourist flow.
"Yes, yes. Tourists rushed south on tractors."- laughed One of the residents stood above them and reminded them that agricultural machinery does not need gasoline – it runs on diesel fuel.
🔸 The gasoline shortage and rising prices are occurring amid ongoing Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries in European Russia. Some refineries are being forced to completely suspend operations.
Photo: Ash Belgorod, Astra
