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INVESTIGATION: Russian oil, the last lock — why the Baltics demand the embargo Brussels keeps deferring
Somewhere beneath the plains of Central Europe, millions of barrels of Russian crude oil continue to flow every month toward Hungarian, Slovak, and German…
INVESTIGATION: Bashneft, Kapotnya, Ryazan: the secret map of refineries Ukraine wants to extinguish
When you connect the dots on a map — Kapotnya south of Moscow, Ufa in the Urals at 1,300 km from Ukraine, the Ryazan…
COMMENTARY: Russia imports its gasoline by ship: the logistical humiliation of an empire at its limit
Some images capture an era better than any speech ever could. Mine, for this June 2026, is a tanker heading toward Russia, loaded with…
EDITORIAL: Strike far, strike true: why Ukrainian drones are worth more than a thousand speeches
While Western diplomats polish their communiqués, while experts debate red lines and escalation risks, while governments measure their support to the millimeter of political…
REPORT: Forty days of fire: Zelensky's pressure operation targeting the nerves of Russia's war
In late June 2026, Volodymyr Zelensky publicly announced the launch of a 40-day pressure operation — not on the front lines, not in the…
DECODING: Moscow refinery paralyzed until 2027: the silent weapon bleeding the Kremlin dry
In the industrial district of Kapotnya, on the southeastern edge of Moscow, stands one of the most important refineries in all of Russia. Its…
ANALYSIS: Ufa in flames: how Ukrainian drones strangle Russia's oil lung at 1,300 km
On June 25, 2026, Ukrainian drones traveled more than 1,300 kilometers to strike deep into Bashkiria, a Russian region that most Westerners couldn't have…
DECODING: The Deep-Strike Campaign by the Numbers: 28 Oil Strikes in June
On June 27, 2026, Ukraine struck the Vtorovo pumping station for the second time — a critical node in Russia's oil infrastructure. This is…
COMMENTARY: The Frozen Oil Cap: The Price War Gets Harder
The Western sanctions system has a gaping flaw: it only applies to nationals and companies from the countries that adopted it. Turkey, India, and…