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Oil, gas, refineries, and shipping lanes: energy as a weapon of war.
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INVESTIGATION: Tehran Declares the Strait of Hormuz Closed, Shock Hits Global OilAI-generated
Investigation· No. 3400

INVESTIGATION: Tehran Declares the Strait of Hormuz Closed, Shock Hits Global Oil

On July 12, 2026, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared the Strait of Hormuz closed to commercial shipping, an announcement whose reach extends far…

TESTIMONY: Ust-Luga in flames, the second blow to the heart of Russian oilAI-generated
Profile· No. 3394

TESTIMONY: Ust-Luga in flames, the second blow to the heart of Russian oil

On the night of July 5 to 6, 2026, Ukrainian forces carried out one of their widest energy strikes since the start of the…

DECODING: Vysotsk, the Russian oil terminal struck on the Baltic shoreAI-generated
Analysis· No. 3393

DECODING: Vysotsk, the Russian oil terminal struck on the Baltic shore

On July 6, 2026, Ukrainian drones struck the Vysotsk oil terminal, located in the Leningrad region on the shores of the Baltic Sea, according…

DECODING: New fire at Kstovo, the Russian refinery that never healsAI-generated
Analysis· No. 3392

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 burnedAI-generated
Reportage· No. 3391

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 RussiaAI-generated
Open letter· No. 3390

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…

ACCOUNT: In 72 hours, Kyiv hits 21 vessels of Russia's oil fleetAI-generated
Reportage· No. 3387

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…

PROFILE: 632 ghosts of the sea, the true face of Putin's oil fleetAI-generated
Profile· No. 3383

PROFILE: 632 ghosts of the sea, the true face of Putin's oil fleet

Since the European Union adopted its 20th sanctions package on April 23, 2026, one number stands out as the most tangible symbol of the…

COLUMN: Brussels unveils 21st package against Putin's war economyAI-generated
Column· No. 3382

COLUMN: Brussels unveils 21st package against Putin's war economy

Alongside the German indictment in the Nord Stream affair, the European Union proposed new sanctions in early July 2026 targeting the Russian oil sector,…

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