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U.S. diesel crack tops $100 a barrel for first time amid global supply crunch
Russia has received its first shipment of gasoline from India, a reversal that underscores the toll Ukraine's sustained campaign against Russian oil refineries is taking on one of the world's largest fuel exporters.
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Russia built 10 secret drone bases within range of NATO
Russia has established at least 10 new or upgraded drone launch facilities along its borders with Ukraine and Belarus, equipped with 59 newly constructed launch rails capable of deploying Moscow's most advanced long-range attack drones, according to an investigation published…
Ukrainian drones spark fire at Russia’s largest Baltic oil port
Ukraine launched a mass drone attack overnight on Aug. 14 against Russia's largest Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga, sparking a fire at the critical oil export hub and extending Kyiv's campaign to choke off Moscow's energy revenues more than four…
Ukraine proposes Black Sea truce to protect food shipments
Ukraine has sent Russia a proposal to halt attacks on civilian targets in the Black Sea, as weeks of intensified strikes on vessels and ports raise fears of a global food price shock. Moscow has yet to respond.
Ukraine grain exports plunge 75% as Russian strikes shut Black Sea ports
Ukrainian grain exports plunged 75% year-on-year in the first two weeks of August as a sustained Russian campaign of strikes on Black Sea port infrastructure has brought maritime shipping to a near standstill, according to data released on Wednesday.
Ukraine drone strike forces Russian refinery into six-month shutdown
Russia's Orsknefteorgsintez oil refinery in Orsk has been forced into a complete shutdown after a Ukrainian drone strike on August 11, with repairs expected to take up to six months due to Western sanctions blocking access to imported equipment. The…
Russia’s oil output trails OPEC+ quota by nearly 1M barrels a day
Russia's crude oil production fell almost a million barrels a day short of its OPEC+ quota in July, according to a monthly report from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries published on Tuesday, as sustained Ukrainian attacks on the…
Wheat prices surge as Black Sea attacks slash Ukraine exports
Escalating attacks on Black Sea ports and commercial vessels are severely disrupting grain shipments from Ukraine and Russia, driving wheat futures sharply higher and raising alarms over global food security as the autumn export season approaches.
Ukraine halts Black Sea tanker strikes at Vance’s request
Ukraine has paused drone strikes on oil tankers using Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiysk after US Vice President JD Vance asked President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop the attacks during a phone call on July 31, the Financial Times reported…
Russian wheat exports hit decade low amid Black Sea attacks
Russia's grain exports are on track to fall to their lowest August level in a decade as escalating attacks on commercial vessels in the Black Sea create severe shipping bottlenecks at the country's southern ports, compounding a disruption that has…
Global diesel supply tightens as refinery outages hit winter risk zone
Roughly 10% of global refining capacity remains offline heading into August, above the five-year average for this time of year, with unplanned outages accounting for half of the total and carrying no clear repair timeline. The shortfall is keeping diesel,…
Ukraine slashes grain export forecast by 54% after Black Sea port attacks
Ukraine's agricultural shipments could fall by more than half this season after escalating Russian attacks disrupted Black Sea ports, threatening the country's largest source of export revenue and raising alarms over global food security.
US presses ahead with Ukraine Patriot missile talks despite Trump’s walkback
The United States is continuing negotiations with Ukraine on allowing Kyiv to manufacture Patriot interceptor missiles, even after President Donald Trump cast doubt on the deal he announced at last month's NATO summit in Ankara, according to four sources familiar…
Deadly Kyiv strike exposes Ukraine’s air defense gap as Russia sets missile records
The war in Ukraine has entered a new and deadlier phase in the skies. Russia launched at least 126 ballistic missiles against Ukraine in July — a record for the conflict — killing approximately 400 civilians in what became the…
Ukraine scrambles to reroute grain as Russian strikes shut Black Sea ports
Ukraine is scrambling to reroute its grain exports through rail, road, and river corridors after Russian attacks effectively shut down the country's Black Sea ports during peak harvest season, with the agriculture minister warning that alternative channels will take weeks…
Zelensky dismisses Ukraine’s ambassador to the US amid sweeping reshuffle
President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Olha Stefanishyna as Ukraine's ambassador to the United States on Monday, signing a decree that formalized a departure widely anticipated for weeks amid a sweeping government reshuffle and lingering corruption allegations.
Ukraine deploys armed ground robots from drones in battlefield first
Ukraine is accelerating its integration of artificial intelligence into battlefield drones while pioneering a new form of combat that deploys ground robots from aerial platforms, developments that underscore the country's role as a testing ground for the future of warfare.
Zelensky names top negotiator Umerov as spy chief
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday appointed Rustem Umerov, the country's chief negotiator in U.S.-backed peace talks with Russia, as head of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service, the latest move in an ongoing government reshuffle that has drawn public criticism.
Ukraine hits Russian drone university, 18th Wildberries site
Ukrainian drones struck a university involved in drone development in Russia's Belgorod region and hit another Wildberries logistics warehouse early Monday, extending a campaign that has now targeted at least 18 of the online retailer's facilities in just over two…
Pentagon gives up leadership of Ukraine aid command
The Pentagon is relinquishing leadership of the Security Assistance Group–Ukraine (SAG-U), a command based in Wiesbaden, Germany, that has coordinated Western military aid and training for Ukrainian forces since 2022. Another NATO member is expected to assume control within the…
Trump walks back Patriot missile license promise to Ukraine
President Donald Trump said Thursday he has not decided whether to allow Ukraine to manufacture Patriot interceptor missiles, walking back expectations set by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who claimed Washington had agreed to grant production licenses.
Boeing reportedly blocking Ukraine’s Patriot missile plans
Boeing The Boeing Company is unwilling to grant Ukraine a license to manufacture seeker heads for PAC-3 Patriot interceptor missiles, creating a major obstacle to President Donald Trump's pledge to transfer Patriot production capabilities to Kyiv, according to a report…
Ukraine appeals IOC decision to reinstate Russia’s Olympic committee
Ukraine's National Olympic Committee filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport on July 28 challenging the International Olympic Committee's decision to provisionally reinstate the Russian Olympic Committee, escalating a dispute over Russia's path back into the Olympic…
Iran weighed missile strike on Ukraine before diplomacy defused crisis, NYT reports
Iran weighed launching a ballistic missile at a Ukrainian Black Sea port in retaliation for a Ukrainian drone strike on an Iranian cargo ship in the Caspian Sea, but stepped back after a burst of diplomatic activity, according to a…
Ukraine, Iran hold first call since Caspian Sea strike
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha spoke by phone on Monday with Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi in the first direct diplomatic contact between the two countries since a Ukrainian drone strike hit an Iranian cargo vessel in the Caspian Sea on…
Zelensky hails ‘good meeting’ with Trump on Patriot production, peace efforts
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday for talks focused on air defense production and reviving diplomatic efforts to end Russia's war, with Zelensky calling the session "a good meeting" in a…
Ukraine hits Moscow with 390+ drones ahead of Zelensky-Trump talks
Ukraine targeted the Moscow region with more than 390 drones overnight on Tuesday, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said, in one of the largest aerial assaults on the Russian capital since the war began — timed just hours before Ukrainian President…
Iran vows retaliation after Ukraine strikes vessel in Caspian Sea
Iran warned on Sunday that a Ukrainian strike on one of its ships in the Caspian Sea "cannot go unanswered," escalating a confrontation that analysts say marks a new convergence of the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
Zelensky says Ukraine will build drone factory in the US
President Volodymyr Zelensky said cooperation between Kyiv and Washington on drones would include a U.S. factory producing unmanned aerial vehicles using Ukrainian technology, as both nations move to formalize a defense-industrial partnership built on Ukraine's battlefield innovations.
Trump administration warns Ukraine over Black Sea tanker strikes
The Trump administration formally warned Ukraine on Wednesday, July 22, to stop attacking non-Russian vessels in the Black Sea, after drone strikes hit four tankers near the Russian port of Novorossiysk that were loading oil produced in Kazakhstan, according to…