Ukraine’s offensive against Russia causes petrol panic across Central Asia

A Russian woman explained on camera what made her and a smiling, bearded man next to her drive to a petrol station in Kazakhstan.“Simply to fill the tank,” she said in a viral video that explains new terms in today’s Russia: “fuel tourism” and “gas hunting”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘Long-range sanctions’: Ukraine hopes strikes cause Russia fear and losseslist 2 of 4‘New level of danger’: Drone incidents scare Europe amid Russia-Ukraine warlist 3 of 4Russian expert warns of impending social crisis as Ukraine death toll riseslist 4 of 4How China and Russia could hobble Trump’s plans to isolate Iranend of listFor most of this year, swarms of Ukrainian drones have been burning down Russian oil refineries and fuel depots from annexed Crimea to the Baltic to western Siberia, causing sky-high plumes of putrid smoke.As Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses to resume peace talks, claiming that his forces “advance in all directions”, tens of millions of Russians face fuel shortages and hours-long queues at petrol stations – with occasional shouting and fist fights.And those living in regions bordering Kazakhstan – including a string of urban centres along the Volga Ri...