A second wave of fuel shortages spread across Russian regions through August 2026. Purchase limits returned at filling stations in Moscow and the surrounding region — Rosneft capping regular petrol at 30 litres per vehicle nationally, Gazprom Neft at 40 litres at automated stations and 60 elsewhere, Tatneft at 50 — while several regions ran odd-even number-plate rationing. The caps were overwhelmingly on petrol: Rosneft and Gazprom Neft left diesel unrestricted, and Tatneft alone capped diesel, at 60 litres. Reuters attributed the shortages to three simultaneous causes: Ukrainian drone attacks on refineries, elevated seasonal demand and unscheduled refinery maintenance. Russia had banned petrol, diesel and jet exports, eased fuel-quality standards and begun importing refined product; a 42,000-tonne gasoline cargo from Nayara Energy in India — a refiner part owned by Rosneft — reached a Russian port on 5 August.
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