(TOBOLSK, RUSSIA) – The ZapSibNeftekhim petrochemical complex in the Russian city of Tobolsk in the Tyumen region has been closed for an indefinite period following a drone attack, Reuters reported, citing three industry sources. One source told the news agency that the facility had been halted with no timetable forContinue Reading
(ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE) – Operations at the Zaporizhstal steel mill have been completely shut down after a Russian ballistic missile strike overnight hit the industrial site, killing seven employees and wounding 21 others. The attack struck the plant shortly after an air raid alert was declared, catching workers as they wereContinue Reading
(KYIV, Ukraine) – The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is rapidly losing its ability to be restored to working order as a result of Russian military activity and prolonged neglect at the occupied facility, a Ukrainian energy expert has warned. Oleksandr Kharchenko, director of the Centre for Energy Research, told mediaContinue Reading
(OTTAWA) – Canada has imposed sanctions on defence manufacturer Streit Group for supplying armoured vehicles and military equipment to Russia’s National Guard (Rosgvardia), the Canadian government announced on 10 August. The sanctions were enacted under Canada’s Special Economic Measures Regulations, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand confirmed. The Canadian government statedContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Russia is shifting its targeting from Ukraine’s sea export routes to land corridors in a deliberate attempt to further disrupt grain and other commodity shipments and damage Ukraine’s economy, according to the Institute for the Study of War. Russian forces likely struck a bridge near Maiaky inContinue Reading
(KYIV, Ukraine) – Foreign investors have cut their holdings of Russian federal loan bonds to just 3 percent, the lowest level since the debt instrument was first created. The figure marks a near total exit by non residents from what was once a widely held emerging market asset. Ukraine’s ForeignContinue Reading
(KYIV) – Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service said Russia has officially scaled back its ambitions to replace foreign electronic components, describing the move as an acknowledgement that the programme has fallen short of its original objectives. According to the agency, the Russian government has reduced its target for the share ofContinue Reading
(MOSCOW) – Operations at the Ryazan oil refinery, one of Russia’s largest, have been suspended following a drone strike, with the shutdown expected to last up to two weeks, industry sources have told Reuters. The facility halted processing on Wednesday after the attack, according to a source cited by theContinue Reading
(MURMANSK, RUSSIA) – Russia has received its first seaborne shipment of AI-92 petrol from Morocco, according to two industry sources who spoke to Reuters on Friday. A Panama flagged tanker loaded the fuel at the Moroccan port of Tangier in mid July and is now discharging the cargo at theContinue Reading
(NEW DELHI) – Discounts on Russian Urals crude oil sold to India have shrunk to just $1 to $2 per barrel against the Brent benchmark this week, a sharp shift from early July when cargoes were trading at discounts of more than $10 per barrel, three trade sources told Reuters.Continue Reading
