While the roads in Ukraine aren’t particularly congested, it was witnessed that long queues of automobiles at petrol stations as it went from Kyiv to Odesa. That is, assuming the stations offered any petrol at all.

When a station emerges on the horizon, eager drivers typically slow down to see if there is any petrol left. On Saturday, most of the gas stations  passed on the almost 300-mile trek from Kyiv to Odesa; flashed a zero next to the various types of gas; this indicates that they had none. Diesel appears to be in low supply in particular.

It’s a growing problem that Ukrainian officials are attempting to address; as Russian attacks on Ukrainian gasoline facilities and a blockade of the Black Sea look to be having an impact.

Residents in Kyiv were encouraged to “consider the demands of the military”; by avoiding driving and taking public transportation if possible.

In a video message on Friday night, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the problem; he says that “lines and growing prices at gas stations can be witnessed in many regions of our country.”

Though Zelenskyy provided few details, he vowed that his government will build a strategy to address the fuel shortages within two weeks. He also stated that the country’s European partners should deliver gas to the country; despite the fact that those nations are dealing with their own Russian-based fuel issues.

Later on Friday, the president’s office said that Zelenskyy had begun discussions with Polish President Andrzej Duda about entering the Ukrainian fuel market.

According to Zelenskyy’s office, “they truly want to infiltrate our market of gas station business.” “We have a big open network,” says the narrator. “I believe they will participate.”