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Russia Can't Hide This Fuel Crisis Anymore - Professor Gerdes Explains 🇺🇦
Russia's fuel crisis is no longer something you have to infer from statistics or official reports. Russians themselves are documenting it. Across Crimea, Moscow, Krasnodar, and even thousands of miles from Ukraine in eastern Russia, ordinary people are posting videos of gas stations running dry, hours-long queues, purchase limits, and growing frustration. Ukraine's strikes on Russia's energy infrastructure are no longer just damaging refineries—they're changing everyday life for millions of Russians.
0:00 Ukraine says Crimea's crisis is deepening
1:23 Fuel shortages spread across Russia
3:01 Even eastern Russia is running out of gas
4:40 Russians document the shortages themselves
7:02 Moscow begins feeling the fuel crisis
9:47 Ukraine's strikes are reshaping daily life in Russia
0:00 Ukraine says Crimea's crisis is deepening
1:23 Fuel shortages spread across Russia
3:01 Even eastern Russia is running out of gas
4:40 Russians document the shortages themselves
7:02 Moscow begins feeling the fuel crisis
9:47 Ukraine's strikes are reshaping daily life in Russia