Gasoline, diesel exports from Belarus to Russia hit record high in June
- Gasoline flows by rail tripled in June
- Diesel supplies by rail rose by 1.5 times
- Belarus supplies fuel to Russia from its two refineries
- Russia scrambles to mitigate impact of Ukrainian strikes
Supplies of gasoline and diesel from Belarus to Russia hit a monthly record in June as Moscow seeks to ease fuel shortages triggered by Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries, according to two industry sources and calculations.
According to the source-based information, gasoline supplies from Belarus to Russia by rail tripled last month from May to over 181,000 metric tons. Exports of diesel in June rose by 1.5 times to over 77,000 tons.
Traders also said that jet fuel deliveries last month to Russia from Belarus reached more than 16,000 tons, up from around 5,000 tons in May.
Ukrainian drone attacks on refineries across Russia, aimed at undermining Moscow's war effort, have led to widespread shortages, higher prices and long queues at filling stations.
Earlier this week, Russia's largest oil refinery, located in the west Siberian city of Omsk, had to stop operations following a drone attack, industry sources said.
Other refineries, including in Moscow, Volgograd, Ryazan and Kirishi, were also hit by drones in May and June (LEARN MORE).
Industry sources said last week that Russia had started seaborne imports of gasoline from India (LEARN MORE).
In total, gasoline exports by rail from Belarus to Russia in the first half of the year jumped 20-fold from the same period in 2025 to over 453,000 tons, while diesel flows increased fivefold to 256,000 tons.
Belarus supplies fuel to Russia from its two refineries, which process Russian oil and have a combined capacity of 24 million tons per year, or 480,000 barrels per day.
On Wednesday Russia declared a diesel export ban to support its domestic market. Similar export bans on gasoline and jet fuel were already in place.
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