Satellite imagery reveals that Russia's Primorsk oil terminal has lost 40 percent of its storage capacity to drone attacks, according to exclusive reporting.
Russia is sending a second oil tanker to Cuba as the island faces an energy crisis under a U.S. fuel blockade, Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev announced Thursday. The shipment follows a first delivery earlier in the week and represents Moscow's effort to test the effectiveness of Washington's embargo on the communist-run island.
Drones targeted oil refineries in Russia's Bashkortostan republic on Thursday morning, causing fires in an industrial area of the regional capital Ufa, according to authorities. The attacks on energy facilities occur as Russia intensifies its recruitment push to expand its drone forces. Students across Russia are being offered large financial incentives to join drone units as operators and engineers, with the prospect of ending their contracts after one year, documents show.
Companies in Russia's central Ryazan region have been given quotas to sign up workers for the army, indicating Moscow is diversifying its push to replenish military ranks in what marks the fifth year of its war in Ukraine. Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Security Council, told state media that Russia's rolling recruitment system continues to deliver results, with more than 400,000 people signing up last year and over 80,000 so far this year. The targeting of students for drone units indicates Moscow views skilled personnel as essential to maintaining its increasingly automated warfare capabilities.
Satellite imagery reveals that Russia's Primorsk oil terminal has lost 40 percent of its storage capacity to drone attacks, according to exclusive reporting. The damage to this major facility disrupts oil supply chains and threatens to raise fuel costs for regions dependent on Russian energy exports. The strikes mark an escalation in attacks targeting Russia's energy infrastructure.
Russia is sending a second oil tanker to Cuba as the island faces an energy crisis under a U.S. fuel blockade, Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev announced Thursday. The shipment follows a first delivery earlier in the week and represents Moscow's effort to test the effectiveness of Washington's embargo on the communist-run island. The move comes as Cuba experiences widespread blackouts and shortages after the United States cut off key energy supplies.
Drones targeted oil refineries in Russia's Bashkortostan republic on Thursday morning, causing fires in an industrial area of the regional capital Ufa, according to authorities. The attacks on energy facilities coincide with Russia's intensified recruitment push to expand its drone forces. Students across Russia are being offered large financial incentives to join drone units as operators and engineers, with the prospect of ending their contracts after one year, documents show.
Companies in Russia's central Ryazan region have been given quotas to sign up workers for the army, suggesting Moscow is diversifying its push to replenish military ranks in what marks the fifth year of its war in Ukraine. Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Security Council, told state media that Russia's rolling recruitment system continues to deliver results, with more than 400,000 people signing up last year and over 80,000 so far this year. The targeting of students for drone units indicates Moscow views skilled personnel as essential to maintaining its increasingly automated warfare capabilities.
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