Drivers across Russia are waiting for hours to fill up at gas stations — and, in some regions, for days. As fuel shortages worsen, people are driving across entire cities in search of gas stations that are still open, spending the night in their cars and waiting for their chance to refuel. Tempers often flare, with scuffles breaking out among people waiting in line for gas.
In recent months, Ukraine has stepped up drone strikes on Russia’s oil refineries. On July 6, Ukrainian forces targeted the Omsk refinery, about 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles) from the border. Ukraine has now struck Russia’s 10
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