A fuel supply crisis in Crimea is worsening as Ukraine's "middle strike" drone campaign targets fuel tankers and storage facilities.
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June 04, 2026 17:32 CET
By RFE/RL
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.
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