Drone Hits on Russia Ports Put Indian Refining at Risk, IEA Says

Long-range drones at an undisclosed location in Ukraine.Photographer: Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo

Ukraine’s drone strikes on key Russian oil-export outlets in the Baltic and Black seas may put India’s crude-refining operations at risk in the near future, according to the International Energy Agency.

Last year, 80% of Russian crude imports to India originated from three major ports — Primorsk, Ust-Luga and Novorossiysk — that have recently become regular targets of Ukrainian drones, the Paris-based agency said in its monthly report published Tuesday.