Reuters cited three sources on April 8 as saying Russia had asked Kazakhstan to supply it with 100,000 tons of gasoline in case of shortages caused by Ukrainian drone attacks at Russian oil refineries. Reuters added that one of the sources said a deal on using Kazakh reserves for Russia has already been agreed. The Istories website said Ukrainian drones might have destroyed 15 percent of Russia's oil refinery facilities. Russia's Federal State Statistics Service said earlier that, by the end of March, the volume of gasoline produced in Russia had decreased by 14.3 percent. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Ukraine Strikes Reportedly Prompt Russia To Ask Kazakhstan For Gasoline
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