Russians are facing worsening petrol shortages, with long queues forming at petrol stations across Moscow and other regions as Ukrainian drone strikes on oil refineries continue to disrupt fuel supplies. The renewed shortages, described by one Russian newspaper as a "second wave" of the fuel crisis, mark a rare and visible way the war is now affecting ordinary Russians at home, despite the Kremlin's continued framing of the conflict as a limited "special military operation".

Queues of up to 80 vehicles have been reported outside some Moscow petrol stations, with drivers waiting hours only to find pumps run dry or shut overnight. In response, Russia has begun importing petrol, an unusual step for a major oil-exporting nation, and has temporarily authorised sale of lower-grade Euro 2 fuel, banned since 2013, despite warnings it could damage modern engines. Separate Ukrainian strikes on warehouses belonging to Wildberries, Russia's equivalent of Amazon, have caused further disruption, and President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged the attacks are causing damage, while playing down their overall impact.