{
  "id": 3344103,
  "title": "Kazakh oil refinery to process Russian crude, send fuel back to Russia amid shortage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/kazakh-oil-refinery-to-process-russian-crude-send-fuel-back-to-russia",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-25T20:10:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/kazakh-oil-refinery-to-process-russian-crude-send-fuel-back-to-russia-amid-shortage/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Kazakh oil refinery will process Russian crude and export 70% of its diesel and gasoline production back to Russia due to fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian attacks on Russian infrastructure, Kazakhstan's Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov announced on August 25. The Kondensat refinery, which has a 50% Russian stake, has reached an agreement with Russia's Energy Ministry, with 30% of the fuel remaining in Kazakhstan. Akkenzhenov stated there are no sanctions on the Russian companies involved in the deal, despite ongoing sanctions from Ukraine and its allies. Ukrainian drones recently targeted the Afipsky Oil Refinery in southern Russia, while Ukrainian forces attacked a major oil refinery in Omsk, Russia's largest by refining capacity, on July 6.",
  "summary": "An oil refinery in Kazakhstan is set to process Russian crude and send 70% of its diesel and gasoline output back to Russia amid shortages as a result of Ukrainian attacks, Kazakh Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov said Aug. 25.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Ukrainian forces resume strikes on Russia's Wildberries amid reported attack in Tambov Oblast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/ukrainian-forces-resume-strikes-on-russias-wildberries-amid-reported",
        "published": "2026-08-25T23:19:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}