Ukrainian drone strikes have destroyed 38 percent of Russia's oil refining capacity and suppressed processing rates until at least mid-2026, inflicting more economic damage than all Western sanctions combined.
Global analytics giant NielsenIQ has found itself at the center of controversy after its Russian subsidiary began publicly treating Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories as “new regions of Russia” in its FMCG market research
Regional initiatives to boost Russia's population through maternity payments confront economic limitations, with the Central Bank defending high interest rates.