A reporter, Joe Inwood, says Russia is targeting petrol stations.
"It’s lucky our drivers filled up before we left Kyiv. We are heading west, and the road is dotted with scenes of absolute devastation, sites of missile strikes. A disproportionately high number of them are petrol stations", Inwood said Saturday while reporting for BBC on his way to Lviv.
"We’ve already passed dozens of burned out buildings, their roofs mangled metal, the gas tanks twisted shells. It doesn’t feel random", he added.
According to him, some other buildings have been targeted, "but in general it seems there’s been a concerted effort to take out Ukraine’s petrol stations".
"There have also been strikes on refineries and other infrastructure, as well as a sea blockade. The cumulative effect is starting to bite".
"It’s something President Zelensky addressed directly when he spoke to the Ukrainian people yesterday. He said they would solve the problem, but admitted 'queues and rising prices at gas stations are seen in many regions of our country'”.
"That too was evident on our drive west. Any petrol station that wasn’t destroyed or shut had a huge line of cars outside. It’s just another example of the impact it is having on ordinary people, even far from the front lines".
SOURCE: BBC
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