“Some gas stations are closed, and those that are open don’t always have a full range of fuel types available,” one Muscovite told NBC News.Russian President Vladimir Putin.Gavriil Grigorov / AFP - Getty Images fileJuly 27, 2026, 5:00 AM EDTLong lines, rationing, empty tanks and a whole lot of uncertainty. For nearly two months, Russia has been in the grip of a fuel crisis, unprecedented in over a quarter century of President Vladimir Putin’s reign, that is helping Ukraine flip the script on its enemy. Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
Russians forced to confront new reality as fuel crisis brings Putin’s war home
“Some gas stations are closed, and those that are open don’t always have a full range of fuel types available,” one Muscovite told NBC News.






