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DECODING: New fire at Kstovo, the Russian refinery that never heals
On the night of July 2, 2026, an explosion hit the Kstovo refinery in the Nizhny Novgorod region, according to information confirmed by the…
REPORT: Moscow strikes back on Ukrainian energy after its refineries burned
The Russian Ministry of Defense has claimed new missile and drone strikes targeting what Moscow calls "energy and fuel facilities used by Ukrainian armed…
OPEN LETTER: To those standing in gas lines across Russia
I am writing to you from outside a country I have never visited, about a reality I can only observe through reports, statistics, and…
ESSAY: Ukraine's Flamingo missile is rewriting the war's industrial rules
There is something almost ironic in choosing the word Flamingo to name a cruise missile capable of striking industrial sites deep inside Russia.
REPORT: Stubb tells CNBC that Zelensky "has the cards" against Russia
Finnish President Alexander Stubb delivered, on July 9, 2026, a remarkable statement to CNBC on the real state of the balance of power between…
ACCOUNT: In 72 hours, Kyiv hits 21 vessels of Russia's oil fleet
Commander Robert "Magyar" Brovdi, the leading figure of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, used an unusual word in early July 2026 to describe his unit's…
ANALYSIS: The EU opens a controlled exit ramp for Russia's shadow fleet
On April 23, 2026, the Council of the European Union adopted its 20th sanctions package against Russia, a text that contains a technical but…
ANALYSIS: The EU finally draws its anti-circumvention weapon on Putin
On April 23, 2026, the European Commission confirmed the adoption of its 20th sanctions package against Russia. Within that package, one measure stands out…
TESTIMONY: Murmansk and Tuapse, two Russian ports erased from the Western map
On April 23, 2026, the European Commission announced the adoption of its 20th sanctions package against Russia. Buried in the technical detail of that…