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Ukraine strikes Primorsk oil port and Kstovo refinery in renewed blow to Russian energy infrastructure
Ukraine widened its long-range campaign against Russian energy infrastructure on Sunday, with reported strikes on the Baltic oil hub of Primorsk and the NORSI refinery at Kstovo in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region, according to Russian regional authorities and Reuters reporting.…
Russian Su-30 crashes in occupied Crimea amid reports of third Russian aircraft loss this week
A Russian Su-30 fighter jet crashed in occupied Crimea on Friday during what Moscow described as a planned training flight, adding to a week in which Russia appears to have lost at least three military aircraft. Russia’s Defence Ministry said…
Kellogg questions NATO and floats new alliance including Ukraine
Retired US Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg has called for a fundamental rethinking of Western defence arrangements, arguing that NATO has failed to respond effectively to recent crises and suggesting that Washington should consider building a new military alliance with a…
Ukraine’s drone campaign keeps pressure on Russian refining sector after Ufa strike
A fresh drone strike on the Bashneft refining complex in Ufa during the night of 2 April has underlined the continued vulnerability of Russia’s fuel infrastructure, despite repeated Russian attempts to present such incidents as limited or successfully contained. Russian…
Russia turns to students and skilled workers to reinforce drone warfare capacity
New recruitment drives across Russia show how the Kremlin is trying to sustain its war in Ukraine without declaring a broader mobilisation, by targeting technically trained students, drone operators and specialist workers with unusually large financial incentives. Russia is offering…
Drone activity near Estonia and Latvia renews focus on NATO’s eastern flank
Estonia and Latvia reported foreign drone activity near their borders with Russia overnight, the latest in a series of incidents raising concern about airspace security and the risk of spillover from the war in Ukraine. Estonia and Latvia said they…
Diplomat or Spy? Inside the latest UK-Russia Intelligence Clash
The expulsion of a British diplomat from Moscow this week is the latest twist in a long-running cycle of espionage accusations, retaliations, and diplomatic brinkmanship between Russia and the United Kingdom—one that stretches back through the Cold War and has…
Russia’s Oil Export Arteries Under Strain as Ukrainian Strikes Knock Out 40% of Export Capacity
Russia’s vast oil export network—long the financial backbone of the Kremlin—has suffered one of the most significant disruptions in its modern history. According to Reuters calculations, at least 40% of the country’s oil export capacity is currently offline following a…
Ukraine strike on Ust-Luga exposes pressure point in Russia’s Baltic oil exports
A Ukrainian drone strike on the Russian Baltic port of Ust-Luga has developed into one of the most consequential attacks yet on Moscow’s energy export infrastructure, with traders, refinery sources and transport operators now assessing the extent of the disruption…
Russia moves to rearm Iran with drones as alliance deepens
Russia is close to completing a phased shipment of drones, medicines and food to Iran, according to a Financial Times report citing western intelligence assessments and officials. The deliveries, said to have begun in early March, would mark a further…