Volgograd Oil Refinery, the sixth largest in Russia, annually processes approximately 14 million tons of crude oil. While local authorities assert that the plant sustained minimal damage, footage from the scene depicts significant explosions.

Overnight Ukrainian drone strikes targeted Russian oil refineries in the Volgograd and Yaroslavl regions, as reported by the Russian media outlet Shot.

According to Shot, around 4:00 AM, four UAVs were neutralized above the "Slavneft-YANOS" oil plant in …

A Ukrainian court has frozen assets linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska,

A Ukrainian court has frozen assets linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, valued at 2.11 billion hryvnia ($57 million). The assets include nearly 500,000 tons of bauxite and alumina, materials stockpiled at the Mykolaiv Alumina Plant, previously owned by Deripaska, reported The Security Service of Ukraine.

The total value of the seized assets exceeds 2.11 billion UAH. Alumina and bauxite are essential elements …

Russia reportedly had plans to assassinate Armin Papperger, the head of the German defense giant Rheinmetall, due to dissatisfaction with Western arms supplies to Ukraine,  revealed Papperger himself in a discussion with the news agency BNS.

“It's quite obvious that countries like Russia aren't very happy. We are the world's largest producer of large-caliber ammunition and assist Western nations in defending themselves," he stated. Currently, the safety of Rheinmetall's head is being secured …

Transnistria's leader, Vadim Krasnoselsky, has announced that the unrecognized state has obtained a loan from Moscow to pay for gas imports from Europe.

This decision comes as Tiraspol declines aid from Ukraine. According to Krasnoselsky, Russia will provide a loan to "Tiraspoltransgaz," enabling the entity to settle bills for the incoming "blue fuel" from Europe.

Krasnoselsky emphasized that these are "funds to be repaid—it's not free, as some like to speculate". He added that the region …

Ukrine has initiated talks with European counterparts at the parliamentary level to explore temporary replacements for American aid amid the suspension of funding by USAID, while reviews are ongoing in Washington. This delay could extend the normalization of processes by 3-6 months, announced the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Humanitarian and Information Policy.

"The scope of the issues Ukraine and dozens of other countries face with the cessation of American aid is …