[UPDATED: July 28, 2:24 pm
, Kyiv time. Included local updates on retail fuel bans and easing measures]
Alexander Novak, Russia’s deputy prime minister and formerly energy minister, claimed on Saturday that the ongoing fuel crisis in Russia is easing. Novak claimed that “a number of oil refineries” are back online, according to Russia’s Interfax news agency on Monday. JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “The situation is gradually stabilizing; a number of oil refineries became operational again. The balance is better now, and the situation at fuel filling stations has considerably improved,” Novak told reporters. “Including when it comes to supplying agricultural producers. The Northern Delivery is fully secured,” he added. He said that despite the visibly strained supplies “in some regions” far from Moscow, Russian oil giants are “providing all necessary volumes” to sustain the fuel demands. “Oil companies are providing all necessary volumes. The situation remains quite tense in some regions, especially in some regions in Siberia,” he continued. “We are effectively resolving issues of fuel supply manually at the federal headquarters with regions and companies,” he added. Novak made similar comments a few days prior, according to The Moscow Times. Novak did not provide figures to sustain his claims. According to independent Russian outlet Astra on Tuesday, Russia’s Omsk region – home to the country’s largest refinery for domestic output – became the first to lift a retail fuel ban, while the Altai region in Siberia tightened the rules to restrict refueling to once every 24 hours.
