Russia is reportedly importing jet fuel refined in Japan as the country grapples with an unprecedented fuel crisis triggered by sustained Ukrainian strikes.Reuters, citing “several ⁠traders involved in the deal chain,” reported on Friday that Russia is eyeing 200,000 barrels of jet fuel from Japan’s Chiba that are set to be routed through South Korea.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.The shipment is expected to arrive in the first half of July, after a likely ship-to-ship transfer off South Korea’s ​Yeosu port, the outlet said. The final destination of the shipment remains unclear.Reuters said the last shipment of its kind took place in 2022, when 22,000 barrels of jet fuel were delivered to Russia’s Far East port of Vladivostok from Chiba, via South Korea’s ​Yeosu.The publication said it has reached out to the relevant ministries in Japan, South Korea and Russia. Seoul declined to comment while the other two did not respond.Japan has been one of the staunchest supporters of Ukraine in Asia, contributing $14.7 million in May to fund non-lethal equipment for Ukraine through NATO’s Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) mechanism.The Asian nation is also the only country producing the highly sought-after Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles outside of the US, with discussions in June deliberating potential exports to Ukraine.Unprecedented fuel crisisUkraine’s months-long campaign targeting Russian oil infrastructure has led to an unprecedented fuel crisis for the third-largest oil producer in the world.