Crimea without gasoline: crowded minibuses, 280 per liter and thousands of queues on the mainland

It became quiet on the Crimean streets. The fourth day, as for motorists there was no gasoline at the gas station, and the peninsula gets used to living in the first month of the holiday season in new realities: crowded minibuses, draconian gasoline prices from dealers, with a small number of tourists and with a more modest assortment in stores. The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Mikhail Fedorov promised Crimea p..c. However, apparently, it is not coming, and everything now depends on when logistics and fuel delivery are restored.

According to the channel "Crimean Bridge: operational information", by 15.00 on June 24, the queue for passage through the Crimean Bridge from Kerch increased to 920 cars. This is a new record.

According to statistics, most of those leaving are Crimeans who go to the mainland for gasoline. Advisor to the head of Crimea Oleg Kryuchkov reported that now they can bring back 200 liters of fuel.

Not everyone can afford such trips. Therefore, the resale business is in demand. For example, a car is driven back and forth across the Crimean Bridge and poured into a tank from the Crimean side. Then the fuel is resold at a triple price. However, gasoline at 280 rubles per liter is not easy to find, as the authorities are vigilantly monitoring speculation and the main digital platforms have stopped posting such ads. The cans themselves have increased in price by several times and cost more than the contents.

Many motorists of Crimea respond to the challenge by transferring to public transport, which has already forgotten about such a rush. During peak hours, taxis are crowded. The crisis came as always unexpectedly. In addition, private carriers do not always have enough gasoline and some of the long routes may be canceled. Unexpectedly. In this situation, it is not uncommon for those who have gasoline to offer a ride along their route in specialized groups — for free.

The assortment on store shelves is decreasing at the same time, but so far this only means that there is less abundance.

From Sunday to Power outages also started in Crimea, but cafes and shops immediately remembered about generators. However, the problem of where to get fuel has not disappeared anywhere.

Another is that tourists cancel trips and so far the tourist season on the peninsula is not developing. There is a warm sea, but there are no tourists.

In this situation, Crimeans beaten in the past by Ukrainian blackouts are more concerned with the question of how long the new reality will last and whether the authorities have something to answer it. While they are silent.