(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has reshaped its relationship with Kenya, with arms deliveries drying up while wheat exports have surged, according to trade and defence data. Kenya’s imports of major Russian weapons have fallen to marginal levels, while Russian wheat now accounts for roughly 71% ofContinue Reading
Adsterra Exposed: The Expert Evidence Publishers Need to Read The central problem with Adsterra is not that it serves bad ads. It is that bad ads appear to be the business model. A decade of independent security research, from Check Point’s 2018 Master134 investigation to Infoblox’s 2025 Russia-Cyprus AdTech NexusContinue Reading
(LIMASSOL, CYPRUS) – A global advertising network generating an estimated $112.5M in annual revenue has become a case study in the gap between corporate positioning and partner experience, with its Trustpilot rating now unavailable due to a breach of the platform’s guidelines. Adsterra, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Limassol,Continue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Russia is speeding up the creation of a shadow fleet to carry liquefied natural gas ahead of a full European Union ban on Russian LNG imports. The ban takes effect from 1 January 2027. The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine reported the development. It said the KremlinContinue Reading
(LONDON, UK) – Oil prices fell on Thursday after gains in previous sessions. Attention shifted to expectations of weaker global demand this year, while no progress was made on reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures fell by 42 cents, or 0.47 percent, to $88.56 per barrel by 04:05Continue Reading
(ORSK, RUSSIA) – The Orsknefteorgsintez oil refinery in Russia stopped processing oil on Tuesday, 11 August, after a fire caused by a Ukrainian drone attack. Reuters reported the shutdown citing two industry sources. The drones attacked the plant, which is located about 1,900 kilometres east of the border with Ukraine.Continue Reading
(MOSCOW, RUSSIA) – Direct losses at Wildberries could exceed 100 billion roubles after a campaign against its warehouses destroyed at least 14 logistics hubs. The figure could reach 200 billion roubles under a pessimistic scenario, according to Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service. The losses have broken the business model of Russia’sContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Around 700 vessels that carry Russian oil are currently under sanctions globally. About half of those ships have stopped such activity, according to Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the Ukrainian President’s Commissioner for Sanctions Policy. Mr Vlasiuk spoke on television about Russia’s shadow fleet and the results of sanctions imposedContinue Reading
(NOVOROSSIYSK, RUSSIA) – Two of Russia’s largest grain terminals in the southern port of Novorossiysk have suspended operations following a night attack by Ukrainian drones. Reuters reported the suspension citing four industry sources. Russia is the world’s largest wheat exporter. Most of that export flows through its Black Sea ports,Continue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine halted a campaign of drone strikes against oil tankers using a major Black Sea port after a direct request from US Vice President J.D. Vance, who warned that the attacks risked destabilising global oil markets and harming American energy companies. The request was made during aContinue Reading
