Long queues formed at gas stations in southern Russia on a weekend.

In the Krasnodar region, in municipalities that reported the number of open and closed gas stations, fuel was sold at 48% of gas stations today, the range of fuel types is limited, and restrictions continue to apply. In Novorossiysk, authorities proposed to introduce electronic queues. Residents of Rostov-on-Don and North Ossetia complained about long waiting times in queues.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", a difficult situation with gasoline availability has developed in the cities of the Black Sea coast of the Krasnodar region. Local residents reported queues and the sale of fuel through connections. There is enough fuel in the Krasnodar region, and the rush at gas stations is unfounded, said Governor Veniamin Kondratiev. Local residents, commenting on his words in Telegram, pointed out that the problem of long queues at gas stations in the region remains unresolved.

The situation with gas stations in Kuban remains critical

The municipal management center of Krasnodar reported in the morning that 48 gas stations are operating in the city. AI-92 is available at 33 gas stations, AI-95 at 30, AI-100 at 7 gas stations, and diesel fuel at 38 gas stations. "At a number of gas stations, by the owners' decision, restrictions have been introduced - fuel is only poured into tanks. Another 55 gas stations are temporarily not dispensing fuel, and 11 facilities are closed for repairs/rebranding," the authorities informed.

As of 21:00 on July 5, 10 gas stations in Novorossiysk are dispensing fuel, the city administration reported. "By the owners' decision, restrictions have been introduced at all gas stations - fuel is dispensed only into fuel tanks and no more than 20/30/60 liters per vehicle. AI-100 is not available at gas stations, AI-95 is available at 6 gas stations, AI-92 is available at 7 gas stations, and diesel fuel is available at 10 gas stations," the city administration stated in a message on its Telegram channel. At the same time, three gas stations - two in Tsemdolina and one on the Sukhum highway - dispense fuel only with fuel cards. "Another 23 gas stations are temporarily not dispensing fuel," the city authorities reported.

The administration of Gelendzhik reported today on its social media page that 8 gas stations are operating. "By the owners' decision, a restriction has been introduced: fuel is dispensed exclusively into fuel tanks in volumes of 20/30/50 liters per vehicle. AI-100 is available at 1 gas station, AI-95 is available at 3 gas stations, AI-92 is available at 3 gas stations, and diesel fuel (DT) is available at 5 gas stations," the message states. The total number of gas stations in Gelendzhik is not specified; earlier, authorities reported that there are 13 gas stations in the city. At the same time, four stations dispense only diesel fuel.

Authorities in Novorossiysk proposed to introduce an electronic queue to reduce physical queues at gas stations. As of 21:00 on July 5, 10 gas stations in Novorossiysk are dispensing fuel, and 23 are temporarily closed. By the owners' decision, restrictions have been introduced at all gas stations - fuel is dispensed only into fuel tanks and no more than 20/30/60 liters per vehicle. AI-100 is not available at gas stations, AI-95 is available at 6 gas stations, AI-92 is available at 7 gas stations, and diesel fuel is available at 10 gas stations. At the same time, three of the operating gas stations dispense fuel only with fuel cards, the city administration stated in its Telegram channel.

In Armavir, as of July 5, 28 gas stations are operating. AI-95 is available at 23 gas stations, AI-92 at 20 gas stations, and diesel fuel at 26 gas stations. Fuel is dispensed exclusively into the fuel tanks of vehicles with a limit of one vehicle. At 18 gas stations, fuel is dispensed through fuel cards, where priority service is provided for emergency service vehicles, healthcare organizations, utilities, and passenger carriers.

The Anapa administration reported today that 24 gas stations are operating. At 9 gas stations, by the owners' decision, restrictions have been introduced - fuel is dispensed only with fuel cards and for special vehicles. At 12 gas stations, there are restrictions on the amount of fuel dispensed into tanks (92, 95, and DT - 30 liters at 6 gas stations; 92, 95 - 40 liters at 3 gas stations; DT - 50 liters at 3 gas stations; DT - 60 liters at 4 gas stations; DT - 100 liters at 1 gas station). At all gas stations, the dispensing of fuel into canisters and other containers is restricted. AI-92 is available at 13 gas stations, AI-95 at 12 gas stations, AI-100 is temporarily unavailable. Diesel fuel is dispensed at 15 gas stations, the administration reported.

A resident of Anapa Irada, a mother of a disabled child, complained that they were refused service at a gas station on Vladimirskaya Street, writes "Be Careful, News". According to Irada, the gas station was half-empty, and people were being served with fuel cards. The woman's payment through the app did not work, so she approached the cashier. The gas station employee stated that she would not serve Irada without a fuel card. In response, she explained that the car is registered in the registry for disabled persons and, by law, they must fill the tank. The gas station worker roughly kicked Irada out, the woman claims.

"While we were standing at the cashier, the gasoline ran out. They closed the gas station and said they would not serve us," Irada said.

She reported that she called the police, but it took a long time for the officers to arrive, and when the woman tried to explain the situation, the police officer said, "No one was killed," and asked why she had called him, Irada added. The woman filed a complaint with the Prosecutor General's Office to conduct an inspection of the gas station, the message states.

In the Novokubansk district, 16 gas stations are operating. At eight of them, by the owners' decision, restrictions have been introduced - fuel is dispensed only into tanks and with a limit for one vehicle. AI-95 is sold at 5 gas stations, AI-92 at 5 gas stations, and diesel fuel at 11 gas stations. Five stations are currently temporarily not dispensing fuel, the district administration reported in its Telegram channel.

In the Uspensky district, six gas stations were operating, two of which dispensed gasoline only with fuel cards, and three gas stations are closed, the district administration reported in its Telegram channel.

Thus, in the cities and districts where the number of operating and closed gas stations is provided, 88 out of 182 gas stations were opened, which is just over 48% of the operating gas stations.

Residents of other regions are also experiencing problems with refueling

In North Ossetia, all types of gasoline and diesel fuel are available at 25 gas stations, the Ministry of Housing and Utilities of the republic reported. Another 47 gas stations continue to operate, but only 2-3 types of fuel out of four are available. At the same time, 30 small gas stations are temporarily closed, the agency informed.

A resident of North Ossetia complained that gas stations do not fill the tanks completely, even though she had to wait in a long queue, and only 30 liters can be dispensed. A video was published by the Telegram channel "Ossetia".

An auto instructor in Rostov-on-Don drove around half the city in search of gasoline without waiting in line. The man filmed the queues at gas stations near the Proletarskoye cemetery (half a kilometer) and on Stachki (two kilometers), as well as a huge line of cars at the old airport. He found a free gas station with the needed gasoline only in Chaltyr (20 kilometers from the city), writes "Bloknot Rostov".

"Even the ambulance is in line!!! What a nightmare!" exclaimed Olka in the comments.

The authorities in Rostov-on-Don do not inform about the availability of gasoline. Donday writes that it is useless to look for a gas station with fuel in the city center.