Cash Gasoline Sales Halted for Several Days in Crimea

In occupied Crimea, gasoline will not be sold for cash for several days. Sales by coupon, ban on sharing tanker images, and fuel restrictions draw attention.

Scraper SystemJune 06, 2026, 07:28 PM

Cash Gasoline Sales Halted for Several Days in Crimea

In occupied Crimea, gasoline will no longer be sold for cash for several days. The regional administration announced that sales will only be made with previously obtained coupons.

Regional head Sergey Aksyonov did not specify how long the measure will last. According to the decision, gas stations will provide 20 liters of gasoline per person to drivers with coupons.

It was announced that municipal and regional institution employees will be on duty at the stations, and the license plate numbers of vehicles receiving fuel with coupons will be recorded.

Aksyonov asked the public to understand the imposed restrictions. The regional administration also stated that fuel is reserved for public services, ambulances, security forces' vehicles, and public transportation.

According to the official statement, almost all ministry employees in the region have been banned from using service vehicles. Only one vehicle will be allocated per institution.

The Crimean government also banned the filming of gasoline tankers and the sharing of related photos and videos. Such sharing could be considered "assistance to sabotage activities" under the Russian criminal code, which may lead to severe prison sentences.

The administration announced that tanker images should not be shared online, including in private messages and closed groups. It was argued that this information "could be used by the enemy."

Officials issued a separate warning to teenagers, urging families to explain to their children not to send short videos related to military vehicles and gasoline tankers.

Fuel restrictions came into focus after the Ukrainian army intensified attacks on trucks on the R-280 "Novorossiya" highway in May. This road connects the Rostov region to Crimea.

Subsequently, the fuel shortage on the peninsula deepened. Some stations limited the sale of AI-95 gasoline to 20 liters per person per day, and in Sevastopol, AI-92 and AI-95 were reported to be completely depleted.

Similar fuel restrictions have been implemented in at least 14 other regions of Russia, and similar measures have also been observed in some occupied areas of Ukraine.