Economy
Russia Imports Record Fuel From India Amid Ukrainian Drone Strikes
The Hindu44m
THE BRIEF
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Russia imported a record 172,000 tonnes of oil products in August, driven by Ukrainian drone strikes that disrupted domestic refining capacity.
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India supplied 70% of these imports, including 120,000 tonnes of gasoline loaded at the Vadinar refinery and sold by Nayara Energy to Rosneft.
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The shipments were transferred via sanctioned tankers through ship-to-ship operations off Egypt before unloading at Russia's Arctic port of Beloe More.