In May, Russia imported 5.17 thousand tons of aviation kerosene from Belarus – almost four times more than in May 2025. Reports RBC with reference to data from the Center for Price Indexes (CPI).
In the first ten days of June, supplies have already reached 2.6 thousand tons. He writes The bell.
The publication notes that there are no official statistics on aviation fuel production, domestic consumption and export in Russia. According to CCI estimates, in 2025, the Russian Federation produced 11.4 million tons of jet fuel, of which 1.4 million tons were produced at the Moscow oil refinery in Kapotnya, owned by Gazprom Neft.
In June, the Moscow refinery was attacked by Ukrainian drones. According to Reuters sources, due to the damage to the station, the station will not resume operations until the end of 2026.
On June 1, 2026, the Russian government imposed for the first time a temporary ban on the export of aviation kerosene from the country. This decision comes “to ensure the stability of the situation in the local fuel market.”
Azimuth Airlines reported that a critical situation regarding aviation fuel has developed in Russia, and flights are losing “all economic sense.” The company stated that in early June, the main supplier of aviation fuel announced the need to reduce consumption by about a third of the announced quantities. The reason was “force majeure situations in oil refineries” and thus a decrease in the volume of jet fuel on the market.