Claim
According to the Reuters report, India has sent at least 60,000 metric tons of petrol to Russia.
“इस रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक भारत ने कम से कम 60 हजार मीट्रिक टन पेट्रोल रशिया को भेजा है”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The anchor's statement matches the Reuters report published July 1, 2026, one day before the broadcast. Reuters, citing industry sources, reported that India had shipped at least 60,000 metric tons of gasoline (petrol) to Russia amid Russian fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries. The figure, the commodity, and the attribution to Reuters are all correctly stated; the only caveat is that Reuters itself attributes the number to unnamed industry sources rather than official trade data.
Evidence
- https://meduza.io/amp/en/news/2026/07/01/russia-begins-buying-gasoline-from-india-amid-domestic-shortage-reuters-reports Summarizes the Reuters report of July 1, 2026: citing industry sources, India has already shipped at least 60,000 metric tons of gasoline to Russia, with two more tankers of 30,000-40,000 tons each en route, as Russia faces fuel shortages from Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.dawn.com/news/2012303 Independent coverage of the same Reuters report confirming Russia began buying petrol from India to tackle its domestic shortage. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.tradefinanceglobal.com/posts/russia-imports-gasoline-from-india-amid-war-driven-fuel-shortage Corroborates that Russia is importing gasoline from India amid a war-driven fuel shortage, consistent with the 60,000-ton figure reported by Reuters. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403