Key facts
- Ukrainian drone attacks have led to fuel shortages and rationing in Russian-controlled Crimea.
Residents in Russian-controlled Crimea are facing gasoline rationing due to Ukrainian drone attacks that have constricted fuel supplies. The attacks target energy and military infrastructure, impacting supply routes to the peninsula.
The ongoing Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure highlight Ukraine's strategy to disrupt Russia's war financing and logistics, impacting both military operations and civilian life in occupied territories like Crimea.
Residents in Russian-controlled Crimea are experiencing fuel shortages and rationing, with limits of 20 liters per person imposed in Sevastopol, following a series of Ukrainian drone attacks targeting energy and military infrastructure. The attacks have disrupted supply routes to the peninsula, which is hundreds of kilometers from the front lines in eastern Ukraine.
In addition to impacting Crimea, Ukraine conducted overnight strikes across several Russian regions. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated that Ukrainian-made Flamingo cruise missiles hit a military plant in Cheboksary, which supplies components for Russian drones and missiles. Ukraine's SBU security service reported striking two oil pumping stations in the Vladimir region, causing fires at industrial facilities. Ukraine's military also claimed to have hit the West Horizon tanker in the Black Sea, described as part of Russia's "shadow fleet" evading sanctions.
Local authorities in Sevastopol confirmed the fuel limits and advised motorists to check fuel availability before refueling. Some shops had also reported shortages of sugar and limits on buckwheat purchases, though shelves were reportedly restocked. The drone attacks on Crimea focus on key supply arteries, including routes across southeastern Ukraine and across the Kerch Strait.