00:00Fuel shortages have reached the Russian Republic of Yakutia, in the Far East.
00:06after videos shared on social media showed long lines of vehicles waiting at gas stations.
00:13In one of the videos, a man films a long queue and complains about the lack of fuel at
00:19a region that, according to him, is the one that needs gas the most.
00:23The man also directs his anger towards local authorities and Russian oligarchs.
00:28In the recording, he accuses wealthy businessmen of selling gas to China while Yakutia residents struggle to obtain it.
00:36fuel.
00:38He criticizes in particular the head of Yakutia, Aysen Nikolayev, and argues that the officials responsible for the situation should not
00:46to be re-elected.
00:47The images emerge amid a wider fuel crisis that has swept across Russia.
00:54Companies in Yakutia had previously reported queues of up to 12 to 16 hours at gas stations, restrictions in
01:03fuel sales and price increases.
01:06Russia is experiencing a new wave of fuel shortages in August, with restrictions on gasoline sales introduced in
01:14multiple regions.
01:15The crisis has been exacerbated by Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries, which have affected the
01:22country's refining capacity.
01:25The shortages have spread far beyond the areas directly hit by the Ukrainian attacks.
01:30The shortage has been exacerbated by the Ukrainian attacks.
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