# Russia imports gasoline from India for the first time amid Ukrainian refinery attacks

https://mins.news/en/item/20133

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-12 12:02 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/russia-imports-gasoline-from-india-amid-ukrainian-attacks-on-refineries/

> Russia has imported gasoline from India for the first time as Ukrainian attacks target refineries. Bloomberg reported that Nayara Energy Ltd., an Indian refining company backed by Russia’s largest oil producer, Rosneft, supplied the fuel. The shipment traveled aboard tankers linked to Russia. The vessels passed through Egypt before the fuel reached Russia.

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