Only 22% of Russian gas stations had AI-95 gasoline in stock as of August 24, Infotek reported, citing data from the Benzonavt service.
St. Petersburg had the best availability, with AI-95 in stock at 42% of gas stations, followed by Tatarstan at 41% and the Orel region at 36%. Availability was worst in occupied Sevastopol, at just 1%, and the rest of Crimea, at 2%, as well as in the Sakhalin region, where only 3% of gas stations carried AI-95.
In Moscow, just 161 of the city’s 786 operating gas stations — 20% — had AI-95 available as of the morning of August 24. The share of Moscow stations carrying that grade barely changed over the previous 24 hours, according to the service.
Russia’s fuel crisis worsened in August. Many regions across the country, including Moscow and St. Petersburg, faced fuel shortages, while gasoline and diesel prices rose.
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