OREANDA-NEWS According to the results of the first nine months of 2026, the total volume of Belarusian gasoline supplies to Russia may exceed one million tons. This is reported by "Kommersant" with reference to a source in the industry. The main contribution to the dynamics was made by September shipments. In the first month of autumn, the volume of fuel shipments from a neighboring country to the Russian market, according to the newspaper's interlocutor, may amount to about 205 thousand tons. For comparison, in the same period last year, imports were estimated at 45,000 tons. Thus, the indicator may grow 4.5 times year by year. A sharp increase in shipments of Belarusian gasoline to Russia is being recorded against the background of fuel shortages in the domestic market of the Russian Federation. The reason was the increased attacks by Ukrainian drones on large domestic oil refineries. Repair work at these facilities eventually led to a decrease in supplies. The Russian authorities decided to rectify the situation, including by increasing fuel imports from friendly countries. We are talking primarily about gasoline supplies from Belarus, India and Kazakhstan. In order to stabilize the situation, the government also extended the ban on the export of domestic gasoline abroad until the beginning of next year. According to Kirill Tremasov, adviser to the head of the Central Bank, the effect of these measures will become noticeable closer to October.