Russia resumes gasoline supplies from Belarus, intelligence reports
Photo: Russia has resumed gasoline supplies from Belarus after almost a year-long break (Russian media)
Russia has resumed gasoline supplies from Belarus through the St. Petersburg exchange. This happened after almost a year-long break due to "high demand and the unscheduled shutdown of oil refineries," according to the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine.
From July to September this year, 96.9 thousand tons of Belarusian petroleum products were sold at auctions. This exceeds last year’s figures by 36%.
Sales of gasoline from Belarusian refineries in September increased by 168% compared to August, while diesel fuel sales rose by 83%.
Intelligence also reported that Moscow and Minsk continue to cooperate in the military-industrial sphere.
"At the INNOPROM. Belarus exhibition, the Orsha-based company Kidma Tek (a manufacturer of automatic weapons, sniper rifles, silencers, cartridges, and optics) signed a contract with the russian Tula Cartridge Plant," it stated.
Both enterprises are under international sanctions. Officially, the contract stipulates the "supply of civilian products," but earlier reports indicated that Kidma Tek’s activities are directed toward military needs.
Additionally, Russia is increasingly pressuring Belarus to support the Russian economy and defense sector. The aggressor state is covering its own critical needs at the expense of Belarusian resources.
Gasoline problems in Russia
Gasoline shortages in the aggressor state began after a series of powerful Ukrainian drone strikes on oil refineries.
As a result, restrictions on gasoline sales were introduced in some regions of Russia and in the temporarily occupied territories. In addition, the Russian authorities banned fuel exports.
Amid the fuel crisis, Russian gas stations began shutting down en masse, including in Moscow.
