Russian-occupied Crimea cuts off civilian fuel sales after Ukrainian strikes

Moscow-installed authorities halt civilian fuel sales on the peninsula after fresh strikes target energy and transport links.

The_v 24 points 2 days ago

Oh my, that's not going to end well.

Extremely limited supply, huge demand, and institutionalized corruption... Hmmmm.... what could happen?

I don't think the military is going to keep much of that fuel.

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NotMyOldRedditName 21 points 2 days ago

Queue another video of someone who moved to Crimea after the war started going how could this ever happen to me, I cant even drive to work now!

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resipsaloquitur 3 points a day ago

“Bro, what’s going on? This doesn’t make sense!”

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aramis87 10 points 2 days ago

This is the point where civilians invest in bikes (and ebikes, if they're available), only for the military to confiscate those in a few months ...

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Tar_alcaran 11 points a day ago

There's a very tired Dutch joke, that we nevertheless keep telling, about how the Germans arrived in 1940 riding German tanks and left in 1945 on stoken Dutch bicycles.

So, Ukraine, repeat after me: "... And give me back my grandpa's bike!"

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tal 4 points a day ago

ebikes

Apparently there are now also rolling blackouts in Crimea. Electric vehicles may not work so well.

https://lemmy.today/post/55232637

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tal 5 points a day ago

https://www.npr.org/...

He later wrote on social media that local gas stations would halt all sales to non-state companies and individuals for an undefined period.

"Fuel will be sold only to government agencies that ensure the functioning and security of the Republic of Crimea," Aksyonov said. "I ask everyone to remain calm and to only trust official sources of information."

Dear comrades, I want to say that the special military operation is proceeding strictly in line with the timetable, according to plan. All the tasks that have been set are being successfully resolved.

--- Vladimir Putin

There were increasing rumblings about the merits of the plan.

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