Gasoline is not enough: strikes on the refinery forced Russia to contact Kazakhstan - isw

Analysts suggest that the Russian authorities could ask Kazakhstan to create an "extraordinary reserve" of 100,000 tons of gasoline in case of shortage. Volunteer Yuri Kasyanov, commenting on the strikes on the refinery, suggested that the Kremlin could lose 14% of oil processing capacities. Strokes on the refinery significantly reduced the oil refinery of the Russian Federation, so the authorities turned to Kazakhstan.

This was reported by analysts of the Institute of War Study in the report for April 8. The attacks of Ukrainian drones in oil refineries are forcing Russia to seek import of gasoline from Kazakhstan. Reuters sources say that the Russian authorities have asked the neighboring state to create an "extraordinary reserve" of 100,000 tons of gasoline in case of deficit.

According to sources, Kazakhstan and Russia have already reached the relevant agreement that allows the Russian Federation to use Kazakh reserves of gasoline in indefinite volumes. Advisor to the Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan Shingis Ilyasov stated that the Ministry of Energy did not receive such a request from his Russian colleague.

The constant punches of drones, according to Reuters, citing their own data, have led to the attacks stopped about 14% of the total oil refining capacities of Russia. Earlier, the agency also reported that Russia has significantly increased the import of gasoline from Belarus. Thus, in March the Russian Federation imported 3000 tons of gasoline from Belarus.

ISW emphasized that Russia's recent attempts to import gasoline from Belarus and Kazakhstan show that the Russian Federation is probably more and more concerned about the immediate internal deliveries of oil products after Ukraine's blows to Russian refineries. Volunteer and military Yuri Kasyanov said the Kremlin lost 14% of oil processing capacities. Russia's gasoline is no longer enough.