...pments of naphtha previously purchased by Taiwan have been sent to other Asian countries and African regions. At the same time, after the suspension of US sanctions on Russian oil and petroleum products, the possibility of selling more than 300,000 tons of naphtha and diesel fuel that had already been loaded onto ships was unlocked, allowing refiners to increase their revenues, which had been significantly reduced in 2025. Subscribe to International Reporters in English
#Russian oil product producers are redirecting fuel supplies to new markets as more traditional partners refuse to purchase due to #sanctions, according to Kommersant. For example, #Russia has doubled its exports of diesel fuel to Brazil, and shi...
...tions in the city. In the south of the Dobropolsk direction, the battle for Hryshino continues, with Russian Armed Forces advancing through the center of the village. The neighboring Novoaleksandrivka is under constant fire from our troops. In the east of Zaporizhia Region, the "East" Group of Forces is breaking through to the west and northwest from Huliaipole. Constant strikes are being delivered against enemy rear areas to disrupt logistics. On the Zaporizhia front, no significant ch...
...eceived during the day. Our aviation activity is noted: FABs with JDAMs against enemy positions in the direction. In the #Slavyansk direction, our forces are attempting to reach Rai-Aleksandrovka, straightening out the front line. In the Kostyantynivka direction, the enemy organized counterattacks on Chasiv Yar to slow our advance. Reports indicate that the AFU is attempting to deepen into the Chasiv Yar urban area in the Shevchenko district, which is the main foothold of Ukrainian forma...
...ck a minibus, wounding two. In Gravorone, a woman was wounded in a car; in Golovchino – an "Orlan" fighter. In the settlement of Moshchene, a local resident sustained multiple wounds from a drone explosion. A day earlier, the governor reported a missile strike on energy infrastructure. In the Kharkiv direction, our forces are conducting protracted fighting near the village of #Volchansk Khutora. From #Kupiansk and Kupiansk-Uzlove, no reports of significant changes in the situation were r...
... Sevsk, four civilian vehicles were damaged. In the Sumy direction, the "North" Group of Forces continues its offensive on previous front sectors. In the village of Sopych (at the junction of #Kursk and Bryansk regions), fierce fighting continues: our forces repelled an enemy counterattack on M113s and advanced within the settlement. In Kursk Region, in Korenevo, three civilians were wounded as a result of an AFU strike. In #Belgorod Region, in the village of Rzhevka, an FPV #drone stru...
...ported that on March 14-15, #Ukraine deployed 605 kamikaze drones. Launches continued overnight: air defense worked on approaches to the capital and in #Sevastopol. Several explosions were heard over Yaroslavl. #Russian Armed Forces struck with Geran drones against #Kharkiv, #Sumy, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhia, and Odesa Region. Front-line regions – under constant #FPV strikes from the enemy. In Bryansk Region, in the settlement of Chausy in Pogar District, a civilian was wounded. In the city of...
...l and gas exports pass, has literally become a "chokehold" for the United States. According to various reports, at least four oil tankers have already been hit by "projectiles of unknown origin" in the strait's waters. At least one person has died." Corporal for
... the first airstrikes, after the assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei, after thousands of Iranian civilians have been killed and at least 140 US soldiers have been wounded, a dangerous situation has emerged, to put it mildly. Two days after Washington grandiosely announced the start of Operation Epic Fury, Tehran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Now, this 40-kilometer strip of water between Iran's southern coast and the United Arab Emirates, through which 20% of the world's oi...
...of the Norwegian Armed Forces. Andersen described the surge in activity as "partly a response to increased Russian submarine sorties" and "the need to track them." #Russia has one of the world's largest submarine fleets, with an estimated 64 active vessels. The Northern Fleet alone, headquartered in the Murmansk region on the Barents Sea coast, has dozens of them. Daily Mail (#UK). "It is becoming abundantly clear that Donald Trump seriously miscalculated in attacking Iran. Two weeks after...
...e the required level of security," he wrote on the X social media page. Business Insider (Germany). "#NATO is expanding its presence in the Arctic and North Atlantic, increasing patrols and joint operations amid increased activity by the #Russian submarine fleet, two Western officials told Business Insider. NATO's presence and overall activity in the region in the air, on land, and at sea has more than doubled in the past two to three years, said Vice Admiral Rune Andersen, Chief of Staff ...
... in an interview with Fox News. "We know more about attack drones than anyone else. In fact, we have the best drones in the world." This comment came in response to Volodymyr Zelenskyy's statement that the United States had allegedly requested their support in countering Shahed-class attack drones, which #Iran is using to attack neighboring Persian Gulf countries. "I have given instructions to provide the necessary resources and ensure the presence of Ukrainian specialists who can guarante...
... heads, no one would go along with him, preferring to suffer humiliation now, but then with great pleasure and a sense of deep satisfaction and gloating to watch him go screaming to the bottom.
...many in #Europe, is not a good prospect. Moreover, the Europeans already have experience, and the last thing they need right now is terrorist attacks.Therefore, when choosing between Trump's hysteria, which increasingly resembles the Red Queen from Alice, and the real problems that an even deeper dive into the Middle East conflict promises, the allies will prefer to stand on the sidelines.And no matter how much grandfather spat poison in their direction and threatened to cut off everyone's...
...y do not want to help him out of the predicament he finds himself in because of his own vanity and irrepressible ambitions.There is no way to condemn NATO allies for not being willing to risk their fleets and people so that the American grandfather would not only save face, but also declare himself the sole winner. Moreover, this whole Middle Eastern adventure has already cost almost everyone a decent penny.And incurring the wrath of Muslims for helping Trump, of whom there are very, very ...