According to Mediazona, fuel sales restrictions have affected 56 regions of Russia. In 18 of them, the measures were imposed by regional authorities and are mandatory for all filling stations. In most cases, this means a per-vehicle limit, usually around 30 liters, and a ban on filling canisters. In another 38 regions, partial restrictions were introduced by fuel station chains themselves. In 31 regions, the outlet found no reports of major supply disruptions: either only individual stations imposed limits or there were no limits at all.
The toughest measures are in Crimea and Sevastopol: since June 21, open fuel sales to private individuals have effectively stopped there. Only emergency services, police, public transport, and municipal services are allowed to refuel. On June 26, the local authorities introduced a state of emergency, saying it was needed to “streamline issues of an economic nature.”
In Adygea, temporary limits on refueling passenger cars were announced on June 24, but no exact cap was specified. In Dagestan, buyers can purchase up to 20 liters of gasoline and 50 liters of diesel per person. In Karelia, 20 filling stations have suspended operations, and some stations use special dispensing rules without a stated limit.
In the Belgorod region, Lukoil stations allow no more than 30 liters of gasoline and 60 liters of diesel, Rosneft does not fill canisters, and some Gazpromneft stations have stopped selling AI-95. In the Bryansk and Kursk regions, sales into canisters are banned; in Kursk, refueling is allowed only directly into the tank. In Udmurtia, Tatneft introduced limits on June 12 of 20 liters for AI-92 and AI-95 and 40 liters for diesel; by June 17, the AI-92 cap was lifted and the AI-95 cap was raised to 30 liters. In Chuvashia, Lukoil set a 20-liter limit, while Tatneft kept a 30-liter cap on AI-95, with AI-92 and diesel sold without restrictions.
Partial restrictions were also reported in Altai Krai, Krasnodar Krai, and Krasnoyarsk Krai, as well as in Primorye, where NNK stopped selling gasoline in canisters because of demand. In the Amur region, some stations halted canister sales, and carriers reported diesel shortages. In the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, chain stations fill only vehicle tanks, while smaller stations set caps of 40 to 70 liters. In the Sverdlovsk region, limits were introduced by Gazpromneft, Lukoil, Bashneft, and Tatneft.
In the Saratov region, a 30-liter limit per vehicle is in force until June 30. In Perm Krai, Lukoil at several stations fills only vehicle tanks, while Neftekhimprom set a limit of 40 liters into the tank and 20 liters into a canister. In the Orenburg region, Tatneft has caps of 20 liters of gasoline and 40 liters of diesel for passenger cars, and 200 liters for trucks; Bashneft set a 30-liter limit. In the Magadan region, all fuel types are sold only directly into vehicle tanks.
In St. Petersburg, Gazpromneft stations do not sell more than 30 liters, and restrictions also apply at some Tatneft stations. In the Kaluga region, some Rosneft stations sell fuel only to ambulance and Emergencies Ministry drivers, other chains imposed a 30-liter cap, and Lukoil stopped filling canisters. In the Ivanovo region, the limit is 30 liters of gasoline or 80 liters of diesel, and canister sales are banned. In the Kaliningrad region, authorities limited sales to 30 liters of gasoline and 60 liters of diesel, while in the Lipetsk region, an earlier 30-liter cap was extended.
In the Omsk region, the limit is 40 liters of gasoline and 80 liters of diesel at regular stations, and 40 and 200 liters respectively at highway stations. In the Ulyanovsk region, restrictions introduced on June 25 “to eliminate speculation” allow up to 40 liters of gasoline, 100 liters of diesel for passenger cars, and 300 liters for trucks and buses. In Zabaykalsky Krai, a high-alert regime has been in place since June 25: private individuals may buy only 15 liters and only into vehicle tanks, while fuel companies were ordered to maintain a minimum reserve for emergency and operational services. The material was edited by Maksim Litavrin.