Ukrainian refinery strikes see Russia’s oil product exports hit record lows and Moscow turn to importing fuels from South Korea and India
[Based on the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) "Monthly analysis of Russian fossil fuel exports and sanctions" by: Luke Wickenden, Isaac Levi, and Panda Rushwood - 2026.09.10]
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According to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), Russia’s oil product exports hit their lowest level since the start of the full-scale invasion in August, as Ukrainian strikes disrupted Russia’s refining and export infrastructure.
Key findings include:
• Revenue from Russia’s seaborne oil product exports fell 32% month-on-month to EUR 78 million per day, the lowest level since the full-scale invasion.
• Russia imported a record 172,000 tonnes of oil products in August, more than seven times the previous monthly high.
• India supplied 70% of Russia’s oil product imports, including gasoline refined from Russian crude.
• Russia also imported 18,000 tonnes of oil products from South Korea, mostly gasoil. This was 41% above the previous post-invasion record and eight times the three-year monthly average.
CREA notes that Russia, once the world’s largest oil product exporter, is now facing additional costs to import fuel that it previously produced domestically.
📖 Source: Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA)
🔗 Read the full report: https://energyandcleanair.org/august-2026-monthly-analysis-of-russian-fossil-fuel-exports-and-sanctions/
