As it was previously reported, in a number of cities in the occupied Crimea, an acute problem arose with the lack of gasoline at gas stations, mainly regarding gasoline grades “95”, “98” and “100”. At the same time, the absence of these types of fuel in the network of “ATAN” filling stations was most often indicated, which either did not trade these types of fuel, or “discharged them only with coupons”.
Let us recall that this illegal network is controlled by the so-called “firm” “Kedr” from Feodosia, which until 2022 annually received illegal “profits” of more than a billion rubles, and the beneficiary of which is Alexei Tikhomirov, the criminal “deputy chairman of the accounting chamber” of the occupiers.
On January 6, the criminal occupiers’ “administration” stated that allegedly “fuel shortage” and “vouchers” for it “are not expected”. At the same time, Crimean residents, understanding the level of “reliability” of such occupiers’ fake promises, are arguing on social networks about the real reasons for the shortage, and indicate two main versions.
The first is a logistical crisis related to the fact that after the explosion on the illegal “Crimean Bridge”, fuel is illegally supplied to the occupied peninsula, mainly through the criminal Kerch ferry line, where the weather has been difficult for the past few weeks.
The second version is that ATAN is “withholding sales” in anticipation of a rise in fuel prices “after the Christmas holidays”, since the company allegedly “has a huge terminal in Feodosia”.
At the same time, the Crimean inhabitants state two things – the failures of the occupiers in the illegal delivery of fuel to the ports of the occupied Crimea by tankers, and also declare corruption schemes of the occupiers’ “railwaymen” for the illegal transportation of fuel in tanks.
