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Fuel tender collapse, drone hits spur Belarus gasoline imports

7/14/2026

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State fuel tenders collapsed, leaving hospitals, fire brigades and municipal fleets in Russia scrambling for gasoline.
In May-June, tenders were canceled or re-announced three times more often, leaving many institutions without suppliers.
Ukrainian drone strikes disabled a third of Russia’s refining capacity, cutting June crude processing 25 % and gasoline output 17 %.
Moscow responded by buying 453,000 tons of Belarusian gasoline in the first half of 2026, twenty times the previous year’s volume.

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Story summary

State fuel tenders collapsed, leaving hospitals, fire brigades and municipal fleets in Russia scrambling for gasoline.
In May-June, tenders were canceled or re-announced three times more often, leaving many institutions without suppliers.
Ukrainian drone strikes disabled a third of Russia’s refining capacity, cutting June crude processing 25 % and gasoline output 17 %.
Moscow responded by buying 453,000 tons of Belarusian gasoline in the first half of 2026, twenty times the previous year’s volume.