Ukraine to end fuel shortages soon, Zelenskiy says

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Empty fuel trucks are parked at a gas station on the outskirts of Lviv
Empty fuel trucks are parked at a gas station which was running out of fuel, diesel and gas on the outskirts of Lviv, Ukraine, March 12, 2022. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

April 30 (Reuters) - Ukraine will soon stamp out fuel shortages, even though Russian forces have damaged a number of oil depots, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday.

This week, Russia struck Ukraine's main fuel producer, the Kremenchuk oil refinery, as well as several other large depots. read more

"Queues and rising prices at gas stations are seen in many regions of our country," Zelenskiy said in a nightly video speech. "The occupiers are deliberately destroying the infrastructure for the production, supply and storage of fuel.

"Russia has also blocked our ports, so there are no immediate solutions to replenish the deficit," he added.

"But government officials promise that within a week, maximum two, a system of fuel supply to Ukraine will be at work that will prevent shortages."

In a statement, Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said the shortages would be eliminated within a week, as Ukraine's operators had secured contracts with European suppliers.

Writing in Melbourne by Lidia Kelly; Editing by Clarence Fernandez

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