In Moscow Oblast alone, availability fell from 62% to just 23%, meaning less than 1 in 4 of the monitored stations had fuel available.In Moscow proper, only 1 in 5 monitored stations had fuel available.Nationwide, GdeBENZ reported fuel available at only 28% of tracked stations as of 19 August, while at least 59 regions had imposed fuel-sale restrictions by 20 August.The results are stark. At AM on 23 August, Moscow motorists were still waiting in long lines to fill up.