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COMMENTARY: Russia exports more oil and earns less — the war economy in a spiral
4.13 million barrels per day at sea, $1.9 billion in revenue: these numbers tell a story Putin does not want his citizens to hear.…
OPINION: Ukraine Strikes Ufa Twice — 1,300 km from the Front, One-Third of Russian Refineries Offline
A refinery at 1,300 km. Lubricants that armored vehicles won't have. Missiles that a Penza factory won't be able to build. This opinion piece…
OPINION: Kstovo burns again — Ukraine strikes NORSI for the fourth time
There is something deeply symbolic about Ukraine striking a refinery 800 kilometers from its border, in the night, while Ukrainian soldiers hold trenches in…
COMMENTARY: Ukraine is burning Russia's refineries — Moscow imports its fuel and rations 25 regions
On June 30, 2026, Ukrainian energy analyst Mykhailo Honchar, president of the Centre for Global Studies "Strategy XXI," published in ZN.UA an
PROFILE: Rafael Grossi versus Iran — the man who wants to see what Tehran refuses to show
Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, is a man of precise language and controlled composure. But on June
EDITORIAL: Anti-Russian oil sanctions are back — no fanfare, no excuses, no Trump
On June 17, 2026, the United States quietly reactivated sanctions against Russian oil — targeting Rosneft and Lukoil, the two pillars of
ESSAY: 30 Oil Targets and Crimea Route Cut — Russian Logistics Under Pressure in 2026
Between May 1 and June 20, 2026, units of Ukraine's unmanned systems forces struck approximately 30 Russian oil and energy infrastructure targets
EDITORIAL: Ufa, Penza, Dubna — Ukraine Strikes Russia's Industrial Heart at 1,300 km
On the night of June 30 to July 1, 2026, Ukraine simultaneously struck three strategic Russian installations: the Ufa refinery in Bashkiria
OPEN LETTER: Ukraine Strikes Russia's Helium and Gas at 1,200 km From the Front — a Massive Economic Blow
On the night of June 23–24, 2026, Ukraine's Special Operations Forces reached farther into Russian territory than almost any previous strike in this war.…