Russians are cold: a wave of breakdowns leaves many towns without heating. Russian cities face cuts in facility maintenance to maintain war funding and difficulties importing spare parts.

The solution proposed by the State Duma is to tighten the pockets of Russians even more. The sanctions have hit the daily lives of Russians directly and indirectly. The Government's budgets are supported by hydrocarbon revenues, and its oil and gas companies face great difficulties in being able to import the machinery they need to operate. The Lukoil gasoline refinery in Nizhny Novgorod, one of the largest in the country, has reduced its production by half.