Russian authorities have allowed certain oil refineries to supply Euro 5 petrol and diesel to the domestic market despite quality indicators corresponding to Euro 3 standards, amid Ukrainian attacks on refineries and fuel supply disruptions.

Tatarstan and major filling station chains in Moscow and St Petersburg have restricted petrol sales amid fuel shortages following Ukrainian strikes.

Ukraine has for months targeted Russian refineries, pipelines and fuel depots in an effort to curb Moscow’s ability to finance the war on its neighbour, now in its fifth year