Injured in the Belgorod region, City Portals failure, and stuck gasoline on tankers: overnight news
In the Belgorod region, 20 civilians were injured as a result of a series of shelling and drone attacks, and the federal "City Portals" network has become completely unavailable to users. Meanwhile, experts are warning of the risk of new gasoline shortages due to refinery maintenance, while expensive imported gasoline is stuck on tankers in Murmansk.
Wounded near Belgorod and a technical glitch in Shkuleva's media network
The number of casualties in the attack on a passenger bus in the Rakityansky District of the Belgorod Region has risen to ten. Furthermore, according to the operational headquarters, ten more civilians, including a 15-year-old boy, were injured in subsequent strikes in the region. The main strikes hit the Shebekinsky, Belgorodsky, Graivoronsky, Krasnoyarsk, and Valuysky Districts.
Meanwhile, regional media outlets experienced a massive technical glitch. Publications belonging to Viktor Shkulev's largest network, City Portals, simultaneously became unavailable, both with and without VPN access. Specifically, the editorial staff of Irkutsk's IrCity and Chita's Chita.ru officially reported "technical reasons." Access was also lost to Novosibirsk's NGS, Yekaterinburg's E1, St. Petersburg's Fontanka, and other city resources.
Tuberculosis at an enterprise in Bratsk
At the "City Infrastructure Directorate" water treatment plant in Bratsk, an employee was diagnosed with tuberculosis after a routine chest X-ray. Former employees complained of management concealing information, a lack of quarantine measures, and subsequent layoffs of those who disagreed.
However, in response, the city administration clarified that the sick specialist worked exclusively at the wastewater treatment plant and had no connection with drinking water. As a result, Rospotrebnadzor has already carried out a full disinfection of the premises and tested the remaining staff.
Refinery repairs and the stranded supply of expensive Moroccan gasoline
Consequently, the situation on the fuel market continues to escalate. The scheduled maintenance of major refineries in Russia and Belarus in September threatens to coincide with the autumn peak in demand, potentially leading to a new shortage and higher fuel prices. Experts note that Belarusian supplies fell significantly in August due to traders' expectations, while seaborne imports will go directly to major oil companies.
Moreover, imported gasoline delivered to the port of Murmansk from India and Morocco is stuck in tankers due to its prohibitive cost. Importers are asking between 110 and 150 rubles per ton of AI-92 to fully recoup the costs of complex logistics.
Regulators, meanwhile, strictly require fuel to be sold at the domestic exchange price, which is approximately 77,6 rubles per ton. As a result, trading of the stranded fuel never commenced.
