re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict.

Russia faces mass closures of private petrol stations amid fuel shortage

Viktor Volokita — 1 October, 15:38

Russia's petrol stations are currently operating at a loss on gasoline sales, prompting the closure of several independent outlets.

Source: Russian state media Interfax, citing an official letter of the Russian Fuel Union to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak

Details: The Russian Fuel Union (RFU) highlights two main issues in the petrol sector.

The primary factor is falling production and reduced exchange sales, which have pushed wholesale prices up, equaling or in some regions exceeding retail prices.

Another major issue is that delivery deadlines for exchange-traded petrol are repeatedly missed.

The union notes that some regions already experience prolonged supply disruptions, and negative retail margins combined with product shortages have led to the closure of certain private petrol chains.

If the trend continues, it could threaten independent station owners, who make up around 60% of all petrol stations in the country.

The RFU emphasises that measures to ban petrol exports have done little to improve the situation.

While diesel fuel is less affected, falling exchange sales and longer delivery times have disrupted supply and demand balance, pushed up wholesale prices and left retail sales with zero profitability.

Background:

A total of 20 regions of Russia and temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine are experiencing fuel shortages after Ukrainian drone strikes targeted Russian refineries.
Since 24 September, all grades of petrol, including the most expensive A100, have completely disappeared from petrol stations in annexed Crimea.
By late last week, the number of petrol stations in Russia affected by supply disruptions had dropped by 2.6% – or 360 stations – since late July. In some regions, the problem has become more widespread.
A fuel shortage has led to restrictions on petrol sales in the Russian-occupied city of Sevastopol in Crimea as of 29 September.
The Russian government has extended the temporary ban on petrol exports and imposed restrictions on other types of fuel until the end of 2025.

Ukrainska Pravda

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So you're saying that President Trump "is the same as" Joe Biden??

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Incorrect, I am saying the Deepstate Neocons are still running things. But we all know you will continue to lie and twist things like you did with Vol yesterday.

Here is exactly what you posted:

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I believe I told everyone a month ago I suspected Putin would go after the energy infrastructure hard. He is a patient man but once he realized Trump was just listening to the Neocons like Lindsey Graham and General Fruit Loop he came to the rationale conclusion that the new boss is the same as the old boss

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“the new boss is the same as the old boss”

The new boss is Trump, the old boss was Biden.

I was planning on playing nice as long as everyone else did. Oh well. Let it be known that LSURussian is determined to make this thread all about mud slinging instead of actual discussion.

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And VolSnatch lied yesterday about what I posted 3 different times

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Bolding something doesn't make it true, unfortunately for you.

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new boss is the same as the old boss

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"Boss" is singular, not plural.

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Not a big fan of The Who?

The irony here is you tried to use grammar as a gotcha when all you actually did is expose yourself as not knowing a reference from a pretty popular song in the Western world. Not suspicious at all.

Between that and not knowing what being "semi-retired" means yesterday, makes a guy wonder............

Zelensky is about to glow like a NAFO Troll

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So are you saying now that Graham and Kellogg are the bosses and Trump is their lackey?

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So are you saying now that Graham and Kellogg are the bosses and Trump is their lackey?

Are you also saying that Graham and Kellogg controlled Biden too?

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Has the policy changed or are we still supporting Ukraine with Intelligence and Weapons like we were during the Biden Administration? Neocons and the MIC are still getting their profits. Nice try NAFO Troll

LSURussian aka Volodymyr understand basic western pop culture references and terminology challenge level: impossible.

Maybe your bosses will get that Kyiv Whataburger location opened up for you soon. Cobb salads all around!