TES and ATAN, which operate the largest fuel station networks in Crimea, have suspended sales of gasoline coupons. Both companies announced the decision in notices posted on their websites.
Crimea introduced temporary restrictions on the sale of AI-95 (premium grade) and AI-92 (regular) gasoline starting May 31. Under the new rules, AI-95 is available only with coupons, while AI-92 can still be purchased without them but in quantities of no more than 20 liters (5.3 gallons) per vehicle. Sevastopol imposed similar restrictions.
As the fuel crisis deepened, residents of Crimea and Sevastopol began listing gasoline on Avito for 200–350 rubles per liter — at least twice the official price — the independent Russian news outlet Verstka reported.
A shortage of gasoline in Crimea has developed after Ukrainian drones remotely mined the highway connecting the peninsula to Russia’s Rostov region, one of the main routes for fuel deliveries to Crimea.
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