Abroad

In February, sea exports of petroleum products from Russia fell
Exports of marine petroleum products from Russia fell by 1.5% in February compared to the previous month.

Ukraine disabled 12% of Russia’s oil refining capacity in recent days
Ukraine has paralyzed 12% of Russia’s oil refining capacity with drone attacks in just the last few days.

The Bulgarian Navy used a minesweeper to destroy a sea mine
The Bulgarian Navy used the Tripartite-class Struma minesweeper to destroy a sea mine near Varna.

Switzerland opened the first criminal case for circumventing sanctions against the Russian Federation
The Federal Prosecutor’s Office of Switzerland has opened criminal proceedings against some Swiss companies that evade sanctions against Russia.

The operator of the Nord Streams filed a lawsuit against the insurers
The company Nord Stream AG wants to sue the insurance companies because they refused to compensate for the damages caused by the explosions.

The Lukoil refinery was out of order due to a drone attack
The “Lukoil-Nizhegorodnaftoorgsintez” oil refinery, located in the Russian city of Kstovo, was out of order after a drone attack.

The DPRK resumed the supply of weapons to the Russian Federation by sea
After the September meeting between dictators Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin, North Korea sent about 6,700 containers of ammunition to Russia.

Iran, China and Russia will conduct joint exercises at sea
Naval exercises of the “totalitarian bloc” will take place in the Arabian Sea. The official aim of the exercises was to combat piracy.

What happened? In Russia, the Russian Navy commander was dismissed
The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy was dismissed from service.

Sweden became a member of NATO – this threatens the operations of the Russian Federation in the Baltic Sea
Sweden officially joined the North Atlantic Alliance and became its 32nd member.