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PORTRAIT: Rosneft and Lukoil, two Russian giants under US sanctions
On October 22, 2025, the US Treasury imposed unprecedented sanctions against Rosneft and Lukoil, the two largest Russian oil companies, in what the official…
PORTRAIT: Tuapse, the context we so often forget
The Tuapse refinery, on the shores of the Black Sea, has been hit four times since March 2026, according to a count by the…
PORTRAIT: field notes on jet fuel that vanished from the shelves
On June 1, 2026, the Moscow Times reported that a ban on exporting Russian jet fuel had just taken effect, extended through the end…
PORTRAIT: Putin Facing His Own Price Cap, a Strategic Reading
On June 26, 2026, Vladimir Putin signed a decree extending a measure through the end of 2027, according to Interfax. This seemingly technical gesture…
PORTRAIT: Fire Point's Denys Shtilerman, a Cold Read One Month Later
Denys Shtilerman is co-founder and chief designer of Fire Point, Ukraine's leading manufacturer of deep-strike drones, according to DroneXL on March 9, 2026, a…
PORTRAIT: 21 ships in 72 hours, between rhetoric and reality
Ukrainian forces claim strikes on 21 ships linked to Russia in just 72 hours, in early July 2026, according to Fox News on July…
PORTRAIT: what Denys Shtilerman and Fire Point reveal about a shifting balance of power
Denys Shtilerman is the co-founder and chief designer of Fire Point, the Ukrainian company whose industrial rise has upended the balance of military production…
PORTRAIT: 21 ships in 72 hours, a cold read one month later
Ukrainian forces claimed strikes on 21 ships linked to Russia in 72 hours in early July 2026, according to Fox News on July 8,…
PORTRAIT: Denys Shtilerman's Fire Point, engineer of war
"We're calmly producing about 200 units a day," Denys Shtilerman told DroneXL on March 9, 2026, with the composure of a man discussing production…