Rosneft starts limiting fuel purchases at filling stations across Russia

Rosneft is capping how much fuel drivers can buy at its stations, a regional ministry says: up to 30 litres in cities and up to 50 litres on highways.

9 Nov 2026, 11:091 min read

A Rosneft filling station in Russia with fuel pumps and a few cars waiting to refuel. — Image: Meduza

If you drive in Russia, check your tank before setting out. Rosneft, the country's biggest state-controlled oil company, has started limiting fuel sales at its filling stations in all regions, according to the economic development ministry of Zabaykalsky Krai (a region in Russia's far east).

The ministry says that at city stations you can buy up to 30 litres of fuel. On highways the limit is 50 litres. It gave no other details.

The day before, the head of Karelia, Artur Parfenchikov, said Rosneft was introducing temporary limits on fuel sales at its stations in that northwestern region.

The news comes as Ukraine keeps up its drone strikes. More than 400 Ukrainian drones reportedly attacked Russian regions, setting fire to a Rosneft refinery in Saratov and a plant called Proton in Orel.

This isn't the first time. Since August 2025, drone strikes on refineries have caused fuel shortages in several regions, and Russia has extended its gasoline export ban.

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