Trash Collection Has Been Suspended In Transbaikalia Due To A Fuel Shortage

Garbage truck operations have been suspended until “the situation stabilizes.”

The Trans-Baikal Regional Solid Waste Management Operator “Oleron+” announced a temporary suspension of garbage collection “due to a lack of fuel.” The decision applies to the Chernyshevsky, Sretensky, Krasnokamensky, and Gazimuro-Zavodsky districts, which have a combined population of over 100,000 people. Garbage truck operations have been suspended until “the situation stabilizes”; “we ask for your understanding,” the company added.

On the morning of June 25, residents of Chita, Shelopugino, Krasnokamensk, and Zabaikalsk reported that gasoline had run out at nearly all gas stations. Private gas stations began displaying prices of 140 rubles per liter. Amid the shortage, cities began cutting routes and reducing public transportation schedules.

Later, the government of the Zabaykalsky Krai imposed limits on fuel sales to the public—no more than 15 liters per tank. The authorities also announced measures to transition the transport sector to natural gas. In addition, fuel companies were instructed to ensure a reserve for emergency services equivalent to one month’s consumption. A “state of heightened readiness” in the region went into effect on June 25 at 12:00 p.m. Moscow time.

Prior to this, many local gas stations had imposed restrictions on gasoline purchases in at least three districts: Zabaikalsky, Krasnokamensky, and Nerchinsky. The regional government attributed the fuel shortage to a large influx of transit vehicles—more than 7,500 per week—and panic buying triggered by comments on social media.

Acting Deputy Chairman of the regional government Pavel Volkov urged residents not to stockpile gasoline. Fuel is delivered to the Trans-Baikal Territory from far away—the nearest oil refineries are 1,000–3,000 kilometers away. On average, delivery takes about 35 days, and on some routes, even longer.

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