Claim
Reuters published a new report today stating that Russia's petrol crisis has become so deep that it had to seek help from India.
“रटर्स ने आज ही एक नई रिपोर्ट प्रकाशित की जिसमें यह बताया गया है कि रशिया में पेट्रोल का संकट इतना गहरा हो गया है कि उसे भारत से मदद मांगनी पड़ी है”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Reuters did publish a report (dated July 1, 2026, widely circulated in India on July 2, the broadcast date) that Russia, facing a deep gasoline shortage from Ukrainian drone strikes on its refineries, began importing petrol from India — at least 60,000 tonnes shipped with more en route. The anchor's substance is correct; 'seek help' slightly dramatizes commercial imports and 'today' is off by at most a day, but the core claim matches the Reuters report.
Evidence
- https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/07/01/russia-begins-buying-gasoline-from-india-amid-domestic-shortage-reuters-reports Confirms Reuters reported on July 1, 2026 that Russia began importing gasoline from India amid a domestic fuel shortage caused by Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries; at least 60,000 metric tons already shipped, two tankers en route, and plans to import ~400,000 tons/month. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/russia-turns-to-india-for-petrol-as-ukraine-strikes-trigger-fuel-crisis-2026-07-02-130881 Indian coverage dated 2026-07-02 (the broadcast date) of the same Reuters report, framing it as Russia turning to India for petrol as Ukrainian strikes trigger a fuel crisis. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://english.nv.ua/business/russia-starts-importing-gasoline-from-india-amid-fuel-shortages-50620886.html Independent corroboration that Russia started importing gasoline from India amid fuel shortages, per the Reuters report. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://www.semafor.com/article/07/01/2026/russia-imports-gas-from-india Semafor (July 1, 2026) also covered the Reuters-reported Indian gasoline imports as a sign of the severity of Russia's fuel shortage. ✓ reachable · archived