23:25, 15 September 2026

Volgograd residents disputed Bocharov's words about solving the gasoline problems.

Queue at the gas station. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.

The problem of providing gas stations in the Volgograd region with gasoline is being resolved, said Governor Andrey Bocharov. The day before, residents of the region told "Caucasian Knot" the opposite: queues, empty gas stations, and an exacerbation of the shortage ahead of the elections.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", Volgograd residents named the fuel crisis the main irritant before the elections. Until September 10, residents reported a reduction in queues and linked the improvements to the approaching elections, but by September 14, the fuel shortage had worsened again.

“Two days ago, it seemed to have eased. Many gas stations started selling gasoline, the queues seemed to have decreased, and in some places, they even allowed filling gasoline into canisters. But again, we see a sharp fuel shortage in the region,” said resident Nikolai Zuev from Volzhsky. Resident Zhanna Kurilkova from the district center Ilovlya reported that there is again no gasoline at the gas stations in the village, and one can only refuel at the gas station on the federal highway "Caspian", 10 kilometers from the district center.

Bocharov made the statement about the gasoline situation during the handover of new buses to the city. “Andrey Ivanovich stated that everyone understands, is doing everything possible to stabilize the fuel situation, and assured that the problem of providing regional and city gas stations with gasoline is being resolved,” reported the words of the governor by a V1.RU correspondent accompanying him.

The regional authorities had previously reported on the imminent improvement of the situation: on September 11, the committee for industrial policy, trade, and the fuel and energy complex announced a twofold increase in fuel supplies to gas stations and promised that the situation would stabilize within a week.

At the beginning of September, the same agency reported that a "positive dynamic in fuel supply" had emerged in the region, fuel companies had completed logistics adjustments, and supply volumes would be increased daily through new channels.

Internet users refuted the governor's words

Drivers, however, did not notice any changes - according to the publication, the positive dynamics only led to an increase in queues. Readers also reported a lack of visible improvements: as of 23:09 Moscow time, they left 133 comments under the publication on the website and 39 comments in the V1.RU Telegram channel.

“I drove from Dzerzhinsky to Krasnoarmeysky. All gas stations are out of gasoline, only diesel. No gasoline means no queues. They promised to solve the queue problem, not the gasoline problem,” noted one of the readers of the site.

“Very funny joke. Now even Gazprom has stopped refueling, either closed or only for fuel cards. We passed several gas stations today - either closed or ordinary mortals are not allowed. Buses are not a solution, they are a crutch. Leaving the population without freedom of movement and throwing in a couple of buses for the route is ridiculous,” wrote Telegram user Semyon Semyonovich.

“Of course, everything is resolved, especially if there are no queues because the gas stations are closed,” sarcastically remarked ViktorG.

“Limits remain, fuel is sold intermittently, so there are no significant changes. The question of "where to buy gasoline" still exists. The elections are approaching, so we need to talk only about improvements, hence the news about the opening of facilities, new transport, and fuel is being pushed,” noted Ordinary Citizen.

There are three single-member districts in the Volgograd region for the State Duma elections. The federal list of "United Russia" from the region is headed by Andrey Bocharov himself. Additionally, from September 18 to 20, there will be by-elections to the Volgograd Regional Duma and 33 local electoral campaigns in rural and district councils, according to the report from "Caucasian Knot" "Electoral campaign in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal District in 2026".

“Yesterday along Lenin Avenue from Krasny to the center, three gas stations - two closed, one Lukoil at Mamaev Kurgan has only diesel and 92, with a queue of 5-6 cars,” reported Lidia.

“This morning, Rosneft had two gas stations where at least the 92nd was - there is no gasoline, only diesel. Vipoil, Teboil, Gazprom Kirovsky - were not working. So, no gasoline means no problem - what a solution! Bravo! Can I write words of gratitude on the ballot?” exclaimed yulya vladimirovna.

“People are not blind, they see that nothing has improved with gasoline, and such news only causes irritation. Because of this, they will vote for anyone but United Russia,” stated a user with the nickname hamster.

Translated automatically via OpenAI from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/426657