Tagged: fuel

  • Bear Witness

    Bear Witness 12:21 pm on July 12, 2026 Permalink | | Reply
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    Russian Woman Says She Borrowed Friend’s Disabled Child to Skip Gas Station Queue

    A Russian woman has gone viral after posting a video in which she claims she borrowed a friend’s child with a disability to avoid waiting in line at a gas station.

    In the video, she says they brought the child’s disability certificate, allowing them to use a priority fuel pump reserved for people with disabilities and special-service vehicles.

    “That feeling when you need to fill up your car, so you bring along a friend’s child with a disability. We took the disability certificate, and now we’re going to get fuel without waiting in line. Life hack.”

    She later explains that staff directed them to a dedicated reserve pump, where they were able to refuel without joining the regular queue.

     
  • Bear Witness

    Bear Witness 12:32 pm on July 11, 2026 Permalink | | Reply
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    Selling Homemade Gasoline.

    An AI-generated meme poking fun at Russia’s fuel shortages.

    Putin recently supported the idea of expanding a network of small local oil refineries, arguing they could supply remote regions and be harder to disrupt than major plants.

    The meme takes that idea literally: a villager selling “homemade” AI-92, AI-95, AI-98, and AI-100 gas in glass jars by the roadside.

     
  • Bear Witness

    Bear Witness 6:34 pm on July 10, 2026 Permalink | | Reply
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    Parents in Russia are reportedly leaving their kids to hold places in line at gas stations as fuel shortages linked to Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries continue.

     
  • Bear Witness

    Bear Witness 6:22 pm on July 10, 2026 Permalink | | Reply
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    Russians are reportedly turning to psychics to solve the fuel crisis.

    For a fee, they promise to reduce gas consumption, magically turn AI-92 into AI-100, “attract gasoline,” sell $196 protective amulets, search cars for “energy needles” for $118, or cast two-week fuel spells for $209.

    Fuel shortages linked to Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries have reportedly fueled demand for such services.

     
  • Bear Witness

    Bear Witness 8:06 pm on July 7, 2026 Permalink | | Reply
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    A man in Russia’s Zabaykalsky region dressed as a police officer so he could skip the line at a gas station.

    The disguise failed immediately: real police officers were already there. He admitted buying the uniform online.

    Russia is facing fuel shortages after Ukrainian drone attacks disrupted refinery production, creating long lines and sales restrictions across many regions. At some stations, police cars, ambulances, rescue vehicles, and other emergency services are being refueled first so they can remain operational.

    Instead of a full tank, the fake cop received a 1,500-ruble fine — about $20.

     
  • Bear Witness

    Bear Witness 10:34 am on July 7, 2026 Permalink | | Reply
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    Russians are reportedly giving newlyweds gas as wedding gifts amid fuel shortages linked to Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries.

    A viral guide suggests giving 5 liters if you barely know the couple and up to 50 liters or a full tank for close family.

    Meanwhile, Russians are increasingly searching online for how to make gas at home and how to siphon gas, according to internet search statistics.

    Source: Gazeta.ru

     
  • Bear Witness

    Bear Witness 12:19 pm on July 5, 2026 Permalink | | Reply
    Tags: fuel, , horses, rural life   

    About a thousand horses have been saved from slaughter in Russia because gas got too expensive.

    Villagers are increasingly buying horses instead of SUVs to travel off-road, go into the forest, haul hay, and run small farms.

    According to local reports, breeders say sales have jumped several times over. Some sold or reserved 7–8 horses in the past month, while before, one horse could wait 2–3 months for a buyer.

    The reason is simple: in many villages, keeping a horse is now cheaper than constantly filling up an off-road vehicle like a UAZ or Niva.

    A working horse costs 100,000–200,000 rubles — about $1,300–$2,600. There are still expenses: hoof trimming is around 3,000 rubles — about $39, horseshoes about 1,000 rubles — about $13, hay 2,000–3,000 rubles — about $26–$39, supplements about 5,000 rubles — about $65, and a vet around 6,000 rubles a year — about $78.

    But for…

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  • Bear Witness

    Bear Witness 7:39 pm on July 3, 2026 Permalink | | Reply
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    Russians have started fighting each other over gas.

    At a gas station in St. Petersburg, two men reportedly argued over a spot in line and pulled knives. One was taken to the hospital; the other was arrested.

    Meanwhile, another video shows two more Russians fighting at a gas station.

    UFC: Ultimate Fuel Challenge.

     
  • Bear Witness

    Bear Witness 6:51 pm on July 3, 2026 Permalink | | Reply
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    Russian driving students may be asked to bring their own gas to the driving exam.

    Because fuel shortages are spreading after Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian refineries.

    Apparently passing the test now includes finding gas first.

     
  • Bear Witness

    Bear Witness 10:04 am on June 23, 2026 Permalink | | Reply
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    Russians have started mass-searching online for how to siphon gasoline.

    In just three months, the number of such searches jumped tenfold — from 4,000 to 44,000 per week.

    Because of gas station limits, people on social media are discussing a new workaround: fill up the car, drive away, pour the fuel into a gas can, then return to the station again.

     
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