Sonin says the Kremlin still benefits from higher global oil prices caused by Middle East instability, but Ukrainian strikes are increasing the cost of sustaining Russia’s energy sector. "The system is vulnerable."
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Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil infrastructure are economic pressure point
Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil infrastructure are becoming one of the war’s most sensitive economic pressure points. According to Sonin, Moscow left nearly 400 billion rubles with oil companies in March to repair damaged refineries and infrastructure. 3/
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Damage to Russian oil hubs colossal and critical
“Judging by the amount of money the government left to oil companies, the damage is colossal.” Tuapse, Ust-Luga, Primorsk, and Perm are not symbolic targets. They are critical export and refining hubs tied directly to Russia’s wartime revenues. 4/
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Russian invasion leads to strikes on its own refineries
"If Russia had not invaded Ukraine, nobody would be striking Tuapse or Perm." Konstantin Sonin, University of Chicago: Russia's recent "growth" came from wartime production. Civilian sectors stagnated — The Insider. 1/
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Putin ‘doesn’t give a shit’ about Ukraine’s accelerating strikes
1/ Even as Ukraine invests in accelerating its middle-strike campaign against Russian forces, Russian counter-measures are nowhere to be seen, according to a Russian warblogger and military volunteer. He says that Putin "doesn't give a shit". ⬇️https://t.co/Pv5cnVXv0C
— ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) 27 mai 20261/ Even as Ukraine invests in accelerating its middle-strike campaign against Russian forces, Russian counter-measures are nowhere to be seen, according to a Russian warblogger and military volunteer. He says that Putin "doesn't give a shit".
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Helping Ukraine Defeat Russia Strengthens the West
Helping Ukraine fight Russia is helping the West defend itself—and outgoing Czech top commander Řehka spelled out what that means. Thousands of Russian tanks destroyed. Hundreds of Russian aircraft destroyed. Russian ammunition stockpiles depleted to the point Moscow now imports
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Ukraine launches massive overnight attack on Russian Federation and occupied territories
❗️Overnight, the Defense Forces of 🇺🇦Ukraine launched a massive attack on the 🇷🇺Russian Federation, as well as the temporarily occupied Crimea and Donetsk:
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 27 mai 2026
• In Tuapse, the local port came under attack for the fifth time.
• In Taganrog, missiles struck the territory of the… pic.twitter.com/H5fCv9dB6YOvernight, the Defense Forces of Ukraine launched a massive attack on the Russian Federation, as well as the temporarily occupied Crimea and Donetsk: • In Tuapse, the local port came under attack for the fifth time.
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Ukraine launches logistics lockdown against Russian supply lines with 5 billion UAH
We are launching a "logistics lockdown" for the Russian army. We are scaling middle-strike operations to systematically destroy enemy logistics and supply lines, stripping them of their capacity to mount offensive actions. We’ve allocated an additional 5 billion UAH for direct… pic.twitter.com/jOh2uwqHtp
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) 27 mai 2026We are launching a "logistics lockdown" for the Russian army. We are scaling middle-strike operations to systematically destroy enemy logistics and supply lines, stripping them of their capacity to mount offensive actions. We’ve allocated an additional 5 billion UAH for direct
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Update 133: Ukrainian successes and Russian effort on Kostiantynivka
Update 133 of May 25, 2026 on the war in Ukraine
https://lettrevigie.com/bilan-ndeg-133-du-25-mai-2026-guerre-dukraine/
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In a general stability, the Ukrainians achieve local successes while the Russians exert effort against Kostiantynivka. The drone battle dominates. Previous update 132: -
Logistics Lockdown: destabilizing rear areas campaign
Ukraine’s Defense Minister announced the launch of the “Logistics Lockdown” program, aimed at scaling up middle-strike operations against Russian rear areas and disrupting military supply lines.
— Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) 27 mai 2026
As part of the program’s first phase, the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff… https://t.co/1MT3KThYlY pic.twitter.com/qWQqq6bZcVUkraine’s Defense Minister announced the launch of the “Logistics Lockdown” program, aimed at scaling up middle-strike operations against Russian rear areas and disrupting military supply lines. As part of the program’s first phase, the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff
