The Russian city of Novorossiysk said on Friday it had suspended gasoline sales to private motorists, and the Black Sea resort of Anapa said Cossacks were helping prevent conflicts at petrol stations as a fuel crisis worsened following Ukrainian attacks.
Long queues of cars now snake back at petrol stations across Russia as drivers feel the impact of Ukrainian strikes on energy infrastructure intended to pressure Russia into making peace after more than four years of war.
