At least two cases of death of pensioners have been registered in queues at filling stations caused by the acute fuel crisis in Russia.
An 80-year-old man died while waiting at a filling station in the evening of July 14 in the city of Lisva (Perm region), reports the local "Iskra" newspaper. The Ministry of Health of Prikamye informed that the ambulance brigade that arrived at the call carried out resuscitation measures, but the pensioner's life could not be saved. The initial cause of death is heart failure.
Before that, a 75-year-old driver died while standing in line at a gas station in Petrozavodsk (Republic of Karelia). As ASTRA reports, referring to eyewitnesses' testimonies, the tragic incident was registered near the Republican Hospital. The Ministry of Internal Affairs confirmed the fact of death, but did not specify the exact cause.
The deaths in the queues come amid widespread fuel shortages that have gripped the whole of Russia. According to informed sources of Reuters, after the strikes of Ukrainian drones, Russia lost about 40% of the capacities of its oil refineries. EA Analytics estimated July crude output fell to 3.91 million barrels per day, the lowest level since 2005 and down 27% from a year earlier. Energy Intelligence analysts estimate production to be even lower at 3.58 million barrels per day, which could be the lowest since 2002.
Currently, according to Energy Intelligence, capacity with a total productivity of about 3.1 million barrels per day is idle in Russia, and the monthly deficit of oil products is estimated at 400-600 thousand tons. Official restrictions on the sale of fuel have been introduced in more than 40 regions, however, according to The Insider's calculations, various limits and prohibitions are actually in effect in almost all subjects of Russia, as well as in the occupied territories of Ukraine.
