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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Audrey Liza M. Nolasco

Russia Forced to Import Petrol From India After Ukrainian Drone Strikes Cripple Domestic Refineries

Putin faces a growing fuel crisis as Ukrainian strikes disrupt Russian refineries, forcing Moscow to turn to India for petrol supplies. (Credit: klops.ru/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)

Russia has turned to Indian oil refineries for emergency petrol imports after relentless Ukrainian drone strikes severely crippled domestic refining capacity and triggered a historic fuel crisis across the federation.

This unprecedented supply chain reversal, where Russian crude is shipped to India, refined, and sent back to Moscow, has exposed critical economic vulnerabilities within Vladimir Putin's energy infrastructure.

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