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Crisis In Crimea As Fuel Shortages Worsen Amid Ukrainian Drone Campaign

A fuel supply crisis in Crimea is worsening as Ukraine's "middle strike" drone campaign targets fuel tankers and storage facilities.

A queue of cars outside a fuel station in Yevpatoria, Crimea, on June 3. Images emerging from the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula show a worsening fuel shortage amid a Ukrainian campaign to target Russia's fuel production and logistics.
1 A queue of cars outside a fuel station in Yevpatoria, Crimea, on June 3. Images emerging from the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula show a worsening fuel shortage amid a Ukrainian campaign to target Russia's fuel production and logistics.
People add their names to a waiting list for fuel at a gas station in Sevastopol, Crimea, on June 1. Since late May, fuel sales in Crimea have been limited to 20 liters per vehicle, with a ban on filling containers.
2 People add their names to a waiting list for fuel at a gas station in Sevastopol, Crimea, on June 1. Since late May, fuel sales in Crimea have been limited to 20 liters per vehicle, with a ban on filling containers.
A fuel tanker burns on the Melitopol highway, which runs from the Russian border towards Crimea. The image was released by a Ukrainian drone regiment on June 2. Amid long-range strikes by Ukrainian drones on Russian oil facilities, Crimea has been especially hard hit by a subsequent fuel shortage due to an intensifying Ukrainian "middle strike" drone campaign targeting Russian logistics hardware 30-200 kilometers from the front lines.
3 A fuel tanker burns on the Melitopol highway, which runs from the Russian border towards Crimea. The image was released by a Ukrainian drone regiment on June 2. Amid long-range strikes by Ukrainian drones on Russian oil facilities, Crimea has been especially hard hit by a subsequent fuel shortage due to an intensifying Ukrainian "middle strike" drone campaign targeting Russian logistics hardware 30-200 kilometers from the front lines.
A frame grab from an amateur video showing a US-made Hornet attack drone flying at low altitude along a highway in Russian-occupied territory. The drone eventually veered off and exploded next to the road.Ukraine is using fixed-wing attack drones in its middle strike campaign, including Hornets, which are able to autonomously identify potential targets such as fuel tankers.
4 A frame grab from an amateur video showing a US-made Hornet attack drone flying at low altitude along a highway in Russian-occupied territory. The drone eventually veered off and exploded next to the road.
Ukraine is using fixed-wing attack drones in its middle strike campaign, including Hornets, which are able to autonomously identify potential targets such as fuel tankers.
A fuel price board in Yevpatoria seen on June 1. In a Telegram post on June 4, Mikhail Razvozhayev, the governor of Sevastopol, announced that fuel trucks were unable to reach the Crimean city overnight.
5 A fuel price board in Yevpatoria seen on June 1. In a Telegram post on June 4, Mikhail Razvozhayev, the governor of Sevastopol, announced that fuel trucks were unable to reach the Crimean city overnight.
A fuel price board in Yevpatoriya on June 3. "Standing in lines [for fuel] is now pointless," Razvozhayev said in the June 4 post, adding that "it is extremely important now to remain calm and not panic."
6 A fuel price board in Yevpatoriya on June 3. "Standing in lines [for fuel] is now pointless," Razvozhayev said in the June 4 post, adding that "it is extremely important now to remain calm and not panic."
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