Three Russian Regions Impose Fuel Sale Restrictions
Bryansk, Kursk, and Kurgan regions have restricted fuel sales amid growing shortages and drone attack threats.
Authorities in Russia’s Bryansk, Kursk, and Kurgan regions have imposed restrictions on fuel sales. In Bryansk, acting head Yegor Kovalchuk cited a “minor” rise in gasoline prices and banned fuel sales into canisters to prevent “artificial shortages.” He also mentioned “certain difficulties with fuel deliveries to border areas due to the threat of drone strikes.”
Kursk regional head Alexander Khinshtein announced a similar ban on canister fuel sales. “I understand the concern among Kursk residents, but panic buying only makes the situation worse, as it provokes shortages,” he said.
The Kurgan region has introduced limits at gas stations: in populated areas, no more than 40 liters of gasoline and 80 liters of diesel per vehicle; on highways, up to 40 liters of gasoline and up to 200 liters of diesel. Canister fuel sales are also prohibited there.
Russia’s fuel crisis began in late May 2026. Restrictions have been introduced in central Russia, as well as in the Irkutsk, Omsk, and Novosibirsk regions. Limits have also been imposed in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug — Russia’s main oil-producing region. The most severe shortages have been reported in occupied Crimea, where gasoline sales at gas stations have been completely halted.
