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Igel

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1. Pity a lot of the bystanders caught in the economic crossfire.
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 11:55 AM
17 hrs ago

And too bad that a lot of the fuel left in storage will go to the military in Crimea, even if this is a reasonable response because the police, ambulances and fire departments still need to be able to get around. And getting food from warehouses to local distribution points isn't a bad thing.

Note that from one end of Sevastpol' to the other (or from one end of Yalta to the opposite end of the litoral towns) is 5 miles, which isn't exactly impossible to navigate for most people even on foot so unless you're heading from one town to the other it's really inconvenient. Bit harder for Simferopol, at about 9 miles, but most Russian towns are centralized and so it's from the periphery to the center that's the real challenge for most people.

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