Russia imports 42,000 tonnes of gasoline from India in first-ever shipment

Exam-focused facts from the 13 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Russia imported gasoline from India for the first time, with the first cargo arriving on August 5, 2026.
The first shipment consisted of approximately 42,000 tonnes of gasoline loaded on the Russian-flagged tanker Cyclone at Vadinar on June 18.
The cargo was transferred to the Oman-flagged tanker Garnet via ship-to-ship transfer off Egypt's coast on July 6 before arriving in Russia.
Nayara Energy Ltd, an Indian refiner backed by Rosneft PJSC, supplied the gasoline.
The imports are a result of Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries, which have caused domestic fuel shortages and led Russia to ban gasoline and diesel exports.