Fuel Rationing Disrupted in Sevastopol After Ukraine Strikes on Supply Routes, Officials Say

SEVASTOPOL: The governor of Sevastopol in Russian-controlled Crimea said on Wednesday that plans to distribute rationed petrol had been temporarily disrupted after fuel trucks were unable to reach the city, following reported Ukrainian strikes on key supply routes.

Mikhail Razvozhayev said the interruption affected the delivery of petrol needed to support the region’s rationing system, which was introduced last month amid ongoing fuel shortages across the peninsula.

“Unfortunately, oil tanker trucks were unable to come to the city tonight,” Razvozhayev wrote on Telegram, adding that existing fuel rationing coupons would be temporarily invalid and new ones would be issued the following day.

He urged residents not to queue at petrol stations, warning that it would be pointless to line up for fuel under the current conditions. Priority refuelling on Thursday, he said, would be given to public transport, utilities, emergency services, and government vehicles.

The disruption comes as Sevastopol, a key city in Russian-annexed Crimea and home to the Black Sea Fleet, continues to face logistical pressure amid intensified Ukrainian attacks on Russian infrastructure.

Razvozhayev later reported that more than two dozen Ukrainian drones were intercepted over the region during a renewed overnight assault targeting the peninsula’s strategic facilities.

The fuel shortages coincide with an escalation in Ukraine’s broader campaign of long-range strikes on energy and transport infrastructure inside Russian-held territories. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the ongoing operations against Russian military logistics were proving increasingly effective.

“In recent months, we are especially grateful for the mid-strikes: Russian military logistics throughout the entire depth of the temporarily occupied territory are now within reach of Ukrainian drones,” Zelenskiy said in his evening address.

Kyiv also claimed responsibility for strikes on the Russian-occupied port city of Mariupol, part of what it described as a sustained effort to disrupt Moscow’s supply chains linking mainland Russia with Crimea.

The developments underscore the growing strain on infrastructure in Russian-controlled regions amid continued cross-border attacks and counterstrikes in the ongoing conflict.