Putin Deploys National Guard as Russia Battles Worsening Fuel Shortage
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Putin has dispatched Russia’s National Guard to guard gas stations as a worsening fuel shortage spreads across the country, triggering long queues, fines, and arrests amid reports of protests; Ukraine’s drone strikes on energy infrastructure are cited as the cause, with officials promising improvement even as limits on gasoline purchases and cash withdrawals rise.
- Desperate Putin Sends Guards to Help Conceal Humiliating Crisis thedailybeast.com
- Rosenberg: Shortage of petrol but not patriotism as Russians feel growing impact of war BBC
- Frustrated Moscow drivers face long queues to refill as fuel shortages return Reuters
- Russia runs out of petrol at seven in 10 stations as fuel crisis worsens Euronews.com
- Ukraine war briefing: Russia running on imported gasoline, government confirms The Guardian
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