Russian military profit from fuel shortages in Crimea and resell it on the black market - NRC
Kyiv • UNN
Occupiers in Crimea are stealing fuel and reselling it for 160 rubles per liter. Due to the shortage, shadow advertisements are appearing en masse across the peninsula.
Against the backdrop of a fuel crisis in occupied Crimea, a black market has flourished. On local online platforms in Simferopol and Yalta, advertisements for "door-to-door" gasoline delivery are appearing en masse, where speculators are asking an absurd 160 rubles per liter of AI-95. This was reported by the National Resistance Center, according to UNN.
Details
According to the National Resistance Center, Russian military personnel and their relatives are behind this shadow business.
The occupiers, who have direct access to the distribution of fuel resources, are simply embezzling supplies and profiting from the artificial shortage, forcing the civilian population to pay several times the normal price.
While ordinary Crimeans remain hostages of the fueling collapse, the invaders cynically use their official positions for personal enrichment. The total deficit at legal points of sale has become another tool for the Russian army to loot and pillage the peninsula, the report says.
Recall
As UNN previously reported, in the occupied territories of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, Russians are seizing gasoline at gas stations under threat. The military resells part of the fuel to local residents.