Crimea short of fuel as Ukraine expands attacks on Russian oil facilities

Drivers in Russian-controlled Crimea were grappling ⁠with gasoline rationing on ​Monday after Ukrainian drone attacks constricted road supplies ⁠across south-eastern Ukraine, Reuters witnesses and officials said.

More than four years since ​the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russia is facing almost daily Ukrainian attacks on its oil infrastructure while Western sanctions have made crude exports more costly.

Moscow-backed Crimea governor, Sergei Aksyonov, said limits had been imposed on sales of the most commonly used gasoline, Ai-95, and that people would have ⁠to use fuel coupons for purchases.

In Sevastopol, the largest city in Crimea and the…

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