An oil superpower that can’t fill its own gasoline tanks: How Ukraine’s drone war upended Russia’s fuel market

Shortages of gasoline and diesel have affected most of Russia’s regions, as well as the annexed areas of Ukraine, to one degree or another.

Regional restrictions usually take the form of bans on filling canisters and limits on how much any one customer can buy.

At some gas stations, there’s no gasoline or diesel at all; at others, lines stretch for miles, and drivers spend hours — sometimes dozens of hours — waiting.