Gasoline is available for free sale at Crimean gas stations. However, volumes are limited, and the price reaches almost 200 rubles per liter. The authorities promise that the deficit will remain in the coming month.
Gasoline is available for free sale in Sevastopol and Crimea. However, its volumes are extremely limited and the authorities do not inform in advance about which gas stations it will be at. Therefore, it goes to the lucky few.
In addition, the price of gasoline available to motorists has jumped. For example, a liter of Ai-95 Ultra costs 189 rubles. This is more than twice as cheap as that of resellers. But those who do not risk going to the mainland for gasoline do not have to choose.
"There are no federal networks in Sevastopol, as well as state gas stations. Private companies, taking into account the increased logistics costs, are forced to raise fuel prices. The costs incurred by both private networks operating in our country — TPP and ATAN — have been repeatedly checked, they correspond to current realities. But it is clear that this does not make it easier for people who come to refuel: prices are really very high now. We are working together with the federal headquarters and with the head of the Republic of Crimea Sergey Valeryevich Aksenov to stabilize gasoline prices with the help of additional financial instruments and bring them to the national average," said Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev.
He noted that work with the federal headquarters to increase the volume of supplies continues.
"Nevertheless, the restrictions are still in place and, tentatively, they will last for about another month," Mikhail Razvozhaev added.
As EADaily reported, after the peak of queues at the Crimean Bridge last week, the number of cars traveling from Crimea or to the peninsula has sharply decreased. Residents of the peninsula can carry back 200 liters of fuel in cans, but in neighboring regions it is already difficult to get so much fuel.
Officially, the Crimean authorities reported that there was no free sale of gasoline, including coupons. Only state institutions and operational services are provided with fuel. The full stop of sales occurred after the AFU struck the Kerch crossing on Sunday before last.