Transport firms cannot guarantee deliveries in Russia due to fuel shortage

Transportation companies have issued warnings that they cannot guarantee product deliveries to local businesses and supermarkets in St. Petersburg. The inability to ensure normal supply stems from a widespread fuel shortage affecting the entire country, according to the local newspaper Fontanka.

Road transport companies have sent notices to their clients, informing them of difficulties in maintaining regular deliveries to Russia's second-largest city. They are requesting leniency regarding potential fines, citing the situation as a generalized problem of force majeure. The affected companies are primarily located in southern regions or those crossing the Volga River.

The fuel crisis is directly linked to Ukrainian drone attacks targeting Russia's logistics and oil infrastructure, a situation that has persisted for nearly a month. While supermarket chains maintain that the situation is under control and they do not foresee supply shortages, the impact on logistics is significant.

In regions further north, such as Karelia, problems are being reported not only with gasoline but also with diesel fuel, which is commonly used by trucks. This is beginning to affect product supply in those areas as well. Logistics companies, already operating on thin margins, are experiencing profitability challenges, which have led to price increases of approximately 10%, as reported by the newspaper Kommersant.