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COLUMN: Syzran Burns a Third Time, and Moscow Still Says Nothing
Column· No. 3556

COLUMN: Syzran Burns a Third Time, and Moscow Still Says Nothing

On the night of July 11 to 12, 2026, Ukrainian drones once again struck the Syzran refinery in the Samara region, more than eight…

DECODING: Oil's War Risk Premium Explodes After Hormuz Shuts DownAI-generated
Analysis· No. 3535

DECODING: Oil's War Risk Premium Explodes After Hormuz Shuts Down

It took only one night of American strikes on nearly 140 targets belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to send the global oil…

ANALYSIS: Tehran declares the Strait of Hormuz closed, the global oil shock
Analysis· No. 3523

ANALYSIS: Tehran declares the Strait of Hormuz closed, the global oil shock

On July 12, 2026, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared the Strait of Hormuz closed to shipping, according to the Straits Times, after…

REPORT: How Kyiv Is Methodically Draining the Oil That Funds Putin
Reportage· No. 3511

REPORT: How Kyiv Is Methodically Draining the Oil That Funds Putin

On the night of July 11 into July 12, 2026, Ukrainian forces carried out one of their most massive operations against Russian oil logistics…

DECODING: Ukraine's economy refuses to bend under Russian strikesAI-generated
Analysis· No. 3508

DECODING: Ukraine's economy refuses to bend under Russian strikes

Some images contradict, almost by their sheer existence, a narrative Moscow has been trying to sell for months. While Ukrainian drones turn Russian refineries…

REPORT: Hormuz shut down, the global bill nobody wants to payAI-generated
Reportage· No. 3507

REPORT: Hormuz shut down, the global bill nobody wants to pay

Some sentences alone are enough to send the price of a barrel soaring before a single ship changes course. On July 12, 2026, the…

INVESTIGATION: Hormuz shut down, the world holds its oil breath
Investigation· No. 3503

INVESTIGATION: Hormuz shut down, the world holds its oil breath

On the night of July 11 to 12, 2026, the United States struck roughly 140 targets linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)…

DECODING: How Ukraine Is Methodically Choking Off Russian OilAI-generated
Analysis· No. 3455

DECODING: How Ukraine Is Methodically Choking Off Russian Oil

On the night of July 11 to 12, 2026, Ukrainian drones struck the Syzran refinery again, in Russia's Samara region, sparking a major fire,…

FACT-CHECK: Samara Under Drones, Was Russia's Strategic Depth Really HitAI-generated
Analysis· No. 3453

FACT-CHECK: Samara Under Drones, Was Russia's Strategic Depth Really Hit

On July 12, 2026, Ukrainian drones struck the refinery at Syzran, in the Samara region, more than 900 kilometers from the nearest Ukrainian border…

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