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Oil, gas, refineries, and shipping lanes: energy as a weapon of war.
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REPORT: Tyumen, 2,000 km — The Ukrainian Drone That Struck the Deepest Reaches of Siberia
Reportage· No. 127

REPORT: Tyumen, 2,000 km — The Ukrainian Drone That Struck the Deepest Reaches of Siberia

On June 20, 2026, somewhere in Russian Western Siberia, a column of black smoke rose above the Tyumen refinery—formerly known as the

FIELD REPORT: The Night Ukraine Hit Putin's Shadow Fleet in the Heart of the Black Sea
Reportage· No. 121

FIELD REPORT: The Night Ukraine Hit Putin's Shadow Fleet in the Heart of the Black Sea

On the night of June 16–17, 2026, a sanctioned Russian oil tanker burst into flames in the Black Sea. Ukraine's drone forces didn't just…

FIELD REPORT: Behind Enemy Lines — Black Spark Partisans Strike Yaroslavl
Reportage· No. 112

FIELD REPORT: Behind Enemy Lines — Black Spark Partisans Strike Yaroslavl

On June 14, 2026, Ukrainian Special Operations Forces and the clandestine Russian partisan movement Chornaya Iskra carried out a joint sabotage operation against a…

COLUMN: Greenland, Trump, and NATO — When the West Fractures Over 57,000 Souls
Column· No. 106

COLUMN: Greenland, Trump, and NATO — When the West Fractures Over 57,000 Souls

Since January 2026, Trump has treated a founding NATO ally like an adversary to be bullied. Behind the grotesque comedy of MAGA hats and…

COLUMN: 992 Drones in One Night — The Low-Cost Revolution Battering Putin's Petroleum Empire
Column· No. 96

COLUMN: 992 Drones in One Night — The Low-Cost Revolution Battering Putin's Petroleum Empire

On the night of June 17–18, 2026, Ukraine launched what Russia's own Defense Ministry confirmed as the largest drone attack of the entire war.…

TESTIMONY: The Strait of Hormuz Goes "Toll-Free" — Trump's Grand Promise Meets Reality
Profile· No. 50

TESTIMONY: The Strait of Hormuz Goes "Toll-Free" — Trump's Grand Promise Meets Reality

Trump declared the Strait of Hormuz open and gas prices dipped below $4 a gallon. But behind the fanfare lies a 60-day deal with…

FIELD REPORT: Black Smoke Over Moscow — When Ukrainian Drones Bring the War Home
Reportage· No. 40

FIELD REPORT: Black Smoke Over Moscow — When Ukrainian Drones Bring the War Home

On June 18, 2026, a thick black plume rose above the Kapotnya district of Moscow. Below it: the city's main oil refinery, 15 kilometres…

EDITORIAL: Moscow Burns, and Russia Can No Longer Fill Up Its Own Lie
Editorial· No. 16

EDITORIAL: Moscow Burns, and Russia Can No Longer Fill Up Its Own Lie

We were told Russia was a wall. On June 18, 2026, Ukrainian drones breached Moscow's defenses and struck the Kapotnia refinery, 15 kilometers from…

FIELD REPORT: 992 Drones Over Moscow — The Kapotnya Refinery in Flames
Reportage· No. 14

FIELD REPORT: 992 Drones Over Moscow — The Kapotnya Refinery in Flames

On the night of June 17–18, 2026, Ukraine launched the largest drone strike of the entire war. Moscow burned. And this time, there was…

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