Екологічний аспект бензинового дефіциту в Росії: думка академіка Онищенка

Б Former chief sanitary doctor of Russia, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Gennady Onishchenko, suggested that the ongoing gasoline shortage in Russia due to attacks on oil refineries by Ukrainian drones could have positive effects on the environment and public health in Moscow. He encouraged citizens not to panic about the fuel scarcity and to look for the silver lining, such as using the subway more often. He stated, ‘The air in Moscow will become cleaner because there will be fewer cars, and people will move more.’ This statement was made amid a fuel crisis affecting most regions of Russia, where gasoline production has reportedly dropped by about 25% compared to last year. Restrictions on fuel sales are currently in place in the majority of Russian regions, allowing drive…