New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- New Delhi: Russia imported a record 172,000 tonnes of petroleum products in August, with most of the supplies coming from India, according to a report by Finnish think tank Centre for Research on Energy and the Clean Air (CREA).

The report noted that supplies from Nayara's Vadinar refinery comprised about 70% of Russia's product imports, followed by supplies from South Korea.

"Ukrainian strikes on Russia's refining capacity have turned tables on the world's once largest oil product exporter to see them start importing fuels, with imports surging to a record 172,000 tonnes in August-more than seven times the previous monthly high. Russia was forced to import fuel from South Korea and buy back gasoline refined from ...