An aerial view shows people queueing in their cars to fill up at a gas station in Bagakhangai, Mongolia on August 25, 2026. Mongolia has been gripped in recent months by a relentless fuel shortage after Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities disrupted supply, depleting limited stockpiles and raising questions about the landlocked nation's energy security. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with AFP story Mongolia-energy-fuel, REPORTAGE by Peter Catterall and Eenee Purevdorj

A general view shows a closed gas station that had run out of diesel in Bayan, Mongolia on August 27, 2026. Mongolia has been gripped in recent months by a relentless fuel shortage after Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities disrupted supply, depleting limited stockpiles and raising questions about the landlocked nation's energy security. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with AFP story Mongolia-energy-fuel, REPORTAGE by Peter Catterall and Eenee Purevdorj

Motorists queue to fill up their vehicles at a gas station in Bagakhangai, Mongolia on August 25, 2026. Mongolia has been gripped in recent months by a relentless fuel shortage after Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities disrupted supply, depleting limited stockpiles and raising questions about the landlocked nation's energy security. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with AFP story Mongolia-energy-fuel, REPORTAGE by Peter Catterall and Eenee Purevdorj

Cattle cross a highway while motorists travel on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on August 25, 2026. Mongolia has been gripped in recent months by a relentless fuel shortage after Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities disrupted supply, depleting limited stockpiles and raising questions about the landlocked nation's energy security. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with AFP story Mongolia-energy-fuel, REPORTAGE by Peter Catterall and Eenee Purevdorj

An aerial view shows motorists commuting in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on August 27, 2026. Mongolia has been gripped in recent months by a relentless fuel shortage after Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities disrupted supply, depleting limited stockpiles and raising questions about the landlocked nation's energy security. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with AFP story Mongolia-energy-fuel, REPORTAGE by Peter Catterall and Eenee Purevdorj

Nasanjargal, a former police officer, talks with AFP as he waits to refuel his car at a gas station in Bagakhangai, Mongolia on August 25, 2026. Mongolia has been gripped in recent months by a relentless fuel shortage after Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities disrupted supply, depleting limited stockpiles and raising questions about the landlocked nation's energy security. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with AFP story Mongolia-energy-fuel, REPORTAGE by Peter Catterall and Eenee Purevdorj

An aerial view shows people queueing in their cars to fill up at a gas station in Bagakhangai, Mongolia on August 25, 2026. Mongolia has been gripped in recent months by a relentless fuel shortage after Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities disrupted supply, depleting limited stockpiles and raising questions about the landlocked nation's energy security. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with AFP story Mongolia-energy-fuel, REPORTAGE by Peter Catterall and Eenee Purevdorj

People queue in their cars to fill up at a gas station in Bagakhangai, Mongolia on August 25, 2026. Mongolia has been gripped in recent months by a relentless fuel shortage after Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities disrupted supply, depleting limited stockpiles and raising questions about the landlocked nation's energy security. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with AFP story Mongolia-energy-fuel, REPORTAGE by Peter Catterall and Eenee Purevdorj