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Explosions after drone strikes rocked two oil depots in occupied Crimea on 29 October morning.

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Largest fuel operator targeted in occupied Crimea as drones strike two military supply depots [updated]

Military fuel tankers equipped with camouflage nets and drone protection were spotted at the Simferopol facility just a day before the strike.

byVira Kravchuk

estonian navy detains russian shadow fleet's oil tanker near tallinn vessel front kiwala resize naval forces detained part russia's fleet early 11 document verification legal status checks safety inspection commander

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Baltic network fuels Russia’s Shadow Fleet, helping Moscow evade sanctions

Two Baltic-linked bunker tankers refueled Russian oil ships hundreds of times between June 2024 and March 2025, a joint investigation shows, revealing how private firms exploit sanctions loopholes to keep Moscow’s energy exports flowing.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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Lukoil to sell international assets days after US sanctions hit Russia’s oil giants

Lukoil's fire sale marks the first major Russian retreat from international energy markets since Trump sanctioned Moscow's oil giants last week.

byBenjamin Murdoch

Kirill Dmitriev, Russia's economic envoy and representative in negotiations with the United States.

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Putin envoy claims Russia, US and Ukraine “quite close” to diplomatic solution to end war

Kirill Dmitriev cited Ukrainian President Zelensky's agreement to freeze the front line as a significant shift from Kyiv's previous demand for complete Russian withdrawal.

byVira Kravchuk

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer, and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in London at the Coalition of the Willing meeting on 24 October, 2025.

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Over 20 countries pledge to remove Russian oil and gas from global markets

The pledge builds on new US and UK sanctions targeting Rosneft and Lukoil, while the EU imposed restrictions on Moscow's liquefied natural gas exports.

byBenjamin Murdoch

Gas station fuel pumps with blue signs displaying 'НЕТ' (NO) in Cyrillic text, indicating the pumps are out of service due to fuel unavailability.

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Fuel shortages reach Russian drivers: Ukraine’s refinery strikes trigger worst price spike in 15 years – ISW

Russian gas stations are reportedly selling low-quality gasoline that's breaking down Chinese vehicles, while nearly one in five drivers report encountering empty pumps - concrete signs that Ukraine's systematic strikes on refineries are now affecting ordinary Russians at the pump.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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Opinion

Monday’s crucial test: will EU energy ministers strengthen the Russian ban or let Hungary doom it?

One loophole threatens to turn a ban into a permission slip.

bySvitlana Romanko

Illustration showing U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US, Indian, and Russian flags symbolizing oil and geopolitical tensions

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Trump claims India will halt Russian oil purchases, pressuring Moscow’s war economy

The US President announced Modi's commitment to end Indian oil purchases from Russia, a move he framed as undermining Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine

byMaxim Volovich

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Trump claims Ukraine wants to go on the offensive — and it’s allegedly up to him to decide

He claimed that Indian PM Modi promised to stop buying Russian oil and this could shift the peace equation.

byYuri Zoria

Drones struck the Volgograd region's largest petroleum producer in Russia on 15 October.

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Volgograd oil refinery hit repeatedly as Ukraine targets fuel supplies for Russian military operations

The facility is the largest petroleum products manufacturer in Russia's Southern Federal District, with an annual processing capacity of 14.8 million tons.

byVira Kravchuk

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Ukraine confirms repeated strike on Feodosia oil terminal used for Russian fuel military supply

The General Staff stated that defense forces struck the Marine Oil Terminal in occupied Crimea to weaken the aggressor country's offensive and military-economic potential.

byVira Kravchuk

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Russian seaborne fuel exports drop 17% after Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries

Ukrainian drone strikes on major Russian refineries triggered a sharp decline in Moscow's fuel production capacity throughout 2025, forcing unplanned shutdowns at facilities processing millions of tons of oil annually.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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Global energy watchdog: Russian refineries won’t recover before mid‑2026 after Ukraine’s strikes

Of course, the assessment does not account for the impact of future attacks in the ongoing deep-strike campaign.

byYuri Zoria

ft american intelligence helped ukraine attack over dozen key russian oil refineries since midsummer · post fire rises ilsky refinery following ukrainian drone strike 7 2025 telegram/supernova+ krasnodar krai news

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FT: American intelligence helped Ukraine attack over a dozen key Russian oil refineries since midsummer

The support allegedly allowed Ukrainian drones to bypass Russian air defenses and damage more than 1mn barrels of daily refining capacity.

byYuri Zoria

Ukraine strikes the Bashneft-UNPZ oil refinery 1,400 km deep in Russia on 11 October.

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Ukraine hits key military fuel supplier 1,400 km inside Russia for third time in month

Drones hit the Bashneft-UNPZ facility in Ufa early this morning, igniting fires at a crude oil processing unit that supplies fuel to Russian military forces.

byVira Kravchuk

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Harvard poll: Americans overwhelmingly back arming Ukraine, sanctioning Russia

Ukraine is as popular as NATO, while Zelenskyy ranks above Rubio and Hegseth in popularity. US voters back Trump’s Ukraine peace push, but doubt he can end the war.

byYuri Zoria

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Frontline report

Frontline report: Russia loses one million tons of fuel in September alone as strikes and sanctions converge

Battlefield strikes hollowing out refining capacity and coordinated Brussels policy moves produce two-track effect forcing Moscow to choose between fiscal subsidies, domestic shortages, or riskier evasion attempts

byReporting from Ukraine

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EU finds legal opening to intercept 16 stateless Russian “shadow fleet” tankers

As Brussels sets to blacklist 120 more ships in its 19th sanctions round against Russia, 16 of these tankers operate without any recognized national flag, allowing EU states to intercept them under Article 110 of the UN.

byVira Kravchuk

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EU Parliament eyes 2026 cutoff for Russian oil as gas surplus looms

The proposed amendments would eliminate the bloc's remaining €500-700 million monthly payments to Moscow and target the 220,000 barrels per day

byMaria Tril

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Another refinery attack, another fire: Kinef refinery ablaze in Leningrad Oblast drone strike (video, updated)

Sources say four explosions rocked the facility. Local authorities claim the fire has already been extinguished. It was at least fourth attack on this refinery.

byYuri Zoria