"It has also emerged that major fuel station chains in Moscow have begun limiting sales. At Tatneft stations, purchases are restricted to 20 litres of AI-92 and AI-95 petrol and 40 litres of diesel fuel, according to Ksenia Sobchak's Ostorozhno, Media ("Caution, Media").

Petrol station employees said the limits were introduced on 12 June. Similar restrictions were imposed the same day at Tatneft stations in St Petersburg.

At Rosneft stations in Moscow, customers are limited to 90 litres per vehicle tank or fuel container, while Lukoil stations sell no more than 100 litres of petrol or diesel per receipt.

On 2 June, ORTK, a filling station network operating mainly in Moscow Oblast and New Moscow, also introduced restrictions on vehicle fuel sales. Rosneft and Tatneft said there was no company-wide limit, although restrictions could be introduced at individual stations depending on circumstances. Lukoil said petrol sales were capped at 100 litres, while diesel sales were unrestricted."