Astrakhan Region

July 14, 2026 00:58

• The fuel crisis has led to hours-long queues at gas stations in Astrakhan.

  The fuel shortage problem in Astrakhan has worsened: drivers now have to wait for hours to refuel, and gasoline can run out in just a few hours, local drivers reported.

July 12, 2026 18:01

• A fighter from the Astrakhan region was killed in the military operation.

  Peter Smirnov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, authorities and security forces have acknowledged at least 751 fighters from the Astrakhan region as killed.

July 12, 2026 14:00

• The fuel crisis has forced Astrakhan residents to use personal cars less often.

  Residents of Astrakhan, commenting on a social media post about queues at gas stations on the weekend, reported that due to the fuel problem, they have started using personal cars less often, walking more, and taking buses more frequently.

July 11, 2026 03:31

• The fuel crisis has led to an increase in demand for gas cylinder equipment in Astrakhan.

  Against the backdrop of the fuel crisis in Astrakhan, the demand for the installation of gas cylinder equipment has increased. As a result, there is a shortage of equipment and, consequently, its cost has risen.

July 10, 2026 22:12

• Volgograd drivers spoke out against the Astrakhan fuel sale system.

  The sale of gasoline on even and odd days depending on the car's number will, at best, provide a short-term effect, but will definitely not solve the problem of fuel shortages and queues at gas stations, believe drivers from Volgograd and the region interviewed by "Caucasian Knot."

July 10, 2026 15:44

• The new gasoline sales system in Astrakhan has resulted in long queues.

  Queues at gas stations in Astrakhan after the introduction of sales on even and odd days depending on the car number have not decreased; drivers take their place in line early even at non-working gas stations, hoping to buy fuel, drivers told "Caucasian Knot." Social media users called the situation chaotic.

July 09, 2026 20:49

• The introduction of restrictions on gasoline sales has not helped to avoid queues in southern Russia.

  New restrictions on gasoline sales have been introduced in the Astrakhan region. Against the backdrop of a report from the authorities of Kuban about an increase in the number of functioning gas stations, Telegram users complain about long queues, while residents of the Volgograd region and North Ossetia complain about rising fuel prices.

July 07, 2026 22:14

• Doctors from the Astrakhan region were fined for false diagnoses for conscripts

  In Astrakhan, the court sentenced two former heads of departments of the regional clinical psychiatric hospital. They were found guilty of fraud for issuing fake medical certificates to conscripts, allowing them to evade mandatory military service.

July 07, 2026 14:02

• All residents of Astrakhan who were poisoned by the grocery store's products have been discharged from the hospital.

  The last two patients hospitalized after poisoning from the local grocery store have been discharged from the infectious disease hospital in Astrakhan.

July 07, 2026 10:05

• Astrakhan residents criticized Babushkin's call to switch to buses due to the rush at gas stations.

  Governor Igor Babushkin urged Astrakhan residents to switch to public transport to mitigate the consequences. Locals, commenting on his post on social media, complained that buses do not run to some settlements.

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