Russian Region Reinstates Gasoline Rationing Following Ukrainian Drone Strike on Major Refinery
- Gasoline purchase restrictions have been reintroduced across gas stations in Russia’s Volgograd region, limiting drivers to no more than 40 liters of gasoline per vehicle at Lukoil and Gazprom locations.
- The decision follows an overnight drone strike on July 31 targeting an energy facility in southern Volgograd.
- Satellite imagery detected heat signals at the Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka oil refinery, which has an annual processing capacity of over 15 million tons of crude oil, according to The Moscow Times on August 3.
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- Gasoline purchase restrictions have been reintroduced across gas stations in Russia’s Volgograd region, limiting drivers to no more than 40 liters of gasoline per vehicle at Lukoil and Gazprom locations.
- The decision follows an overnight drone strike on July 31 targeting an energy facility in southern Volgograd.
- Satellite imagery detected heat signals at the Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka oil refinery, which has an annual processing capacity of over 15 million tons of crude oil, according to The Moscow Times on August 3.
Sources: United24media