# Russians Are Exposing Putin’s Gas Crisis Themselves

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Podcast: [Daily Updates on Russian Invasion of Ukraine](https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-updates-on-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-7410811)
Published: 2026-07-04T19:30:29+00:00
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Russia is one of the world’s biggest oil producers. So why are Russians now sleeping in their cars, waiting 15 hours for gasoline? In this video, we look at Russia’s growing fuel crisis through Russian social media itself: kilometer-long gas lines, drivers going hundreds of kilometers without finding fuel, truckers facing limits, people siphoning gas from cars, and Russians beginning to ask whether officials have been lying to them. The Kremlin says there is no real shortage. The videos tell a very different story.0:00 Russia’s Gas Crisis Is Now on Camera0:51 Russians Drive Hundreds of Kilometers for Fuel1:10 Sleeping in Cars and Waiting All Night2:33 Fifteen Hours to Fill Up3:33 Russians Start Suspecting They’ve Been Lied To4:14 Creative Workarounds and Illegal Fuel Runs4:42 Trucking and Logistics Start Seizing Up5:45 Fuel Theft Hits Ordinary Russians6:38 Fights and Violence at Gas Stations7:25 Was This Really “According to Plan”?8:11 What Viewers Want Covered Next9:38 Ukrainian Pressure Is Reaching Russian Life#Ukraine #Russia #Putin #GasCrisis #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineWar #RussianEconomy #Sanctions #FuelShortage #ProfessorGerdesFacts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship.***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: *****Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplainsBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdesPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdesYouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukrainehttps://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: *****🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and deli…

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