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Russia's fuel crisis intensifies as Ukraine steps up strikes on occupied territories
Key takeaways
- Crimea - which Russia illegally annexed in 2014 - in particular has been experiencing serious logistical difficulties and shortages.
- Many of the issues stem from recent Ukrainian strikes on a key motorway and bridge linking the southern Russian city of Rostov to Crimea via the occupied port city of Mariupol.
- The road "is basically the backbone of Russian occupation in the south", Clément Molin, an analyst at the French-based think tank Atum Mundi, told the BBC.
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Vitaly Shevchenko Kyiv Reuters Locals are only able to buy 20 litres of fuel at most petrol stations in Russian-occupied Crimea Ukraine's sustained campaign of drone attacks on Russian-occupied territories is disrupting Moscow's supply lines and intensifying a fuel crisis already triggered by long-range strikes on Russia's oil refineries.
Crimea - which Russia illegally annexed in 2014 - in particular has been experiencing serious logistical difficulties and shortages.
Many of the issues stem from recent Ukrainian strikes on a key motorway and bridge linking the southern Russian city of Rostov to Crimea via the occupied port city of Mariupol.
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