Russia
China and Russia comment on military exercises around Taiwan
China explained the exercises around Taiwan as “protecting sovereignty and deterring foreign armies.”
Smoke for tens of kilometers: the consequences of the drone attack on the Temryuk port were recorded from orbit
Satellite images of the consequences of a night drone attack on the Temryuk seaport in the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation have been published online.
Drones hit the port of Temryuk: two tanks with petroleum products caught fire
Two oil tanks caught fire in the Russian port of Temryuk, the area of the fire reached about 2 thousand m².
Russian Urals oil prices collapse to $34 per barrel
Russian Urals has fallen to historic lows amid new US sanctions that are making logistics and sales difficult.
US must seize Russian tankers if peace talks break down, says Senator Graham
Graham stressed that Washington “will not give up trying to lure Putin to the negotiating table,” but another rejection of compromises should have consequences.
Russian tankers change routes due to fear of new drone strikes
Tanker trips from Novorossiysk are increasingly taking a coastal corridor along Georgia and Turkey, lengthening the crossing and making monitoring more difficult.
Tanker burns in Rostov after drone attack: Russia reports deaths and injuries
A drone attack in the oil tanker port of Rostov-on-Don caused the Valeryi Gorchakov, a ship of the so-called shadow fleet, to catch fire.
Ukrainian Navy spokesman comments on strike on Russian submarine
The Ukrainian Navy said that the strike on the Project 636.3 submarine Varshavyanka in Novorossiysk was successful.
Defense forces attacked an oil depot and a river vessel in the Rostov region
On the night of December 17, units of the Defense Forces struck the Nikolaevskaya oil depot in the Rostov region of the Russian Federation.
Russia’s shadow fleet poses a direct threat to Europe, says Tusk
In addition to the risks of accidents and oil spills, the ships of the so-called shadow tanker fleet of Russia often serve as platforms for launching reconnaissance drones.
