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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…
REPORT: Omsk shut down, a strategic reading of Russia's largest refinery
The Omsk refinery, Russia's largest with 21 million tons of annual capacity, suspended processing after a drone strike, according to Reuters on July 7,…
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…
OP-ED/NOTE: Yaroslavl and Saratov, a Strategic Reading
The Yaroslavl refinery took a direct hit followed by a fire in late March 2026, according to CNN on March 28, 2026, an episode…
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…
COLUMN: Ukraine and the Battle of the Numbers, in Five Figures
General Oleksandr Syrsky claimed, according to Euronews on July 10, 2026, 697 successful strikes on Russian targets in six months, an impressive figure that…
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…