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Officials in Russia-occupied Crimea suspended civilian gasoline sales Sunday as Ukraine ramped up attacks on fuel supplies on the Black Sea peninsula.
Gov. Sergey Aksyonov, the Kremlin-appointed head o Crimea, said that overnight Ukrainian strikes killed four people and wounded 28 others. He did not specify the target of the attack.
He later wrote on social media that local gas stations would halt all sales to non-state companies and individuals for an undefined period.
"Fuel will be sold only to government agencies that ensure the functioning and security of the Republic of Crimea," Aksyonov said. "I ask everyone to remain calm and to only trust official sources of information."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/ukrainian-attacks-prompt-russian-held-094342067.html
displacedvermoter
(5,222 posts)"only trust official sources of information."
The Madcap
(2,139 posts)Be out in five days...We blow up the Kerch Bridge then. After that, it's all on you.
LetMyPeopleVote
(183,700 posts)Ukraine is hitting the Russian assholes occupying Crimea where it hurts
Fuel sales halted in occupied Crimea as Ukraine targets oil facilities
— BBC NEWS (@bbcnewsunofficial.bsky.social) 2026-06-21T12:23:07.189178+00:00
Fuel had already been rationed due to shortages caused by Kyiv's attacks against supply routes in Russian-occupied territories.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyx2lk9d15o
Fuel had already been rationed due to shortages caused by Ukraine's recent campaign against supply routes in Russian-occupied territories.
Governor Sergey Aksyonov said individuals and businesses would be turned away from petrol stations, and fuel would only be sold to government agencies ensuring Crimea's "functioning and security".
Earlier, he said four people had been killed and 28 injured by a Ukrainian drone attack on an oil depot in Kerch overnight - which President Volodymyr Zelensky called a "just response to Russia's brutal attacks".
Crimea - which Russia illegally annexed in 2014 - has been experiencing logistical difficulties and shortages, but this appears to be its most significant fuel restriction so far.
"Further decisions regarding the current situation in the republic's fuel market will be announced at a later date," Aksyonov said.