American companies operating in Russia paid $1.2 billion in taxes to Moscow in 2023, making the US the largest contributor of profit taxes to the Kremlin.
Ukraine learns from Russian tactics to target vulnerable oil refineries, as recent strikes on Ryazan's 17-million-ton facility disrupt fuel supplies to frontline regions and force production shutdown.
Russia constructs reinforced concrete aircraft shelters at Crimea's Belbek airfield and other bases in response to Ukraine's expanding strike capabilities.
Western countries have purchased $2 billion worth of fuel refined from Russian oil in early 2024, potentially funding Moscow's war efforts, a new report claims.
It still remains unclear if Ukraine was involved in the explosion at Russia's biggest oil refinery, located over 2,000 km (1242 miles) from the Ukrainian border, but this incident comes amidst increased Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil infrastructure.
Russian forces have begun transporting fuel across the Kerch Strait railway bridge, a move potentially prompted by recent Ukrainian strikes against Russian military and logistics assets.
A series of Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries has sent petrol prices skyrocketing and left the country running low on fuel, according to Politico