Fuel Shortages Cripple Russian-Occupied Crimea After Ukraine Drone Campaign

—Fuel stations across Russian-occupied Crimea ran dry after a sustained Ukrainian drone campaign targeted energy infrastructure on the peninsula, triggering the worst fuel crisis since Moscow seized the territory in 2014. Ukrainian drones struck fuel depots, refineries, and distribution points, forcing Sevastopol to suspend fuel distribution entirely. Long lines formed at remaining stations as residents scrambled for supplies. Ukraine's drone commander framed the campaign as part of a deliberate strategy to sever Crimea from Russia by severing supply lines from the air. The fuel shortage affects both civilian transport and Russian military logistics on the occupied peninsula.