Vladimir region Governor Alexander Avdeyev has urged residents to limit personal car travel and buy gasoline “only in the amounts immediately necessary” — a statement he made after an emergency meeting of the regional government on fuel shortages at gas stations.
“The calmer residents’ reaction to the temporary difficulties, the faster it will be possible to return the situation to normal,” Avdeyev wrote in his Telegram channel.
Avdeyev said motorists “responded with panic buying” after certain companies ran into “logistics problems” the previous week, triggering lines and price increases even at stations where deliveries had been proceeding as planned.
Going forward, he said, emergency and utility vehicles, public transportation, product suppliers, waste haulers, and agricultural producers will receive priority in fuel distribution.
Russia’s fuel crisis was triggered by Ukrainian attacks. According to estimates by The Bell as of June 16, restrictions on fuel sales to private vehicles have been introduced in 53 Russian regions, as well as in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine.
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