Russia is importing petrol from India

13-Aug-2026

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Due to sustained Ukrainian drone strikes crippling Russian oil refineries, Russia faces petrol shortages despite vast crude reserves. 

This has forced Russia, a top global crude exporter, to import refined petrol, notably from India, which traditionally imports most of its crude. Since mid-2024, Ukraine intensified attacks on key Russian refineries, reducing refining capacity to historic lows and causing domestic fuel rationing. 

Russia now supplements fuel supplies through imports from India, Belarus, and Kazakhstan, reshaping its traditional energy trade amid ongoing conflict.