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How Ukraine’s devastating attacks on Putin’s oil refineries brought the war to Russia’s doorstep

IN FOCUS: All but five of Russia’s 32 major oil refineries have been hit by Ukrainian drone attacks, costing the country an estimated $20bn. Experts tell Maira Butt that Zelensky has brought the reality of Putin’s invasion to the doorstep

The Independent UK · Sep 22

What Putin’s war in Ukraine means for Russian elections as polls open

IN FOCUS: Putin has been facing declining approval ratings, mounting casualties and ‘net-zero’ territorial gains since March this year as polls open today. Experts tell Maira Butt what this could mean for the future of Russia

The Independent UK · Sep 16

How the EU is still funding Putin’s war machine with imports of gas

As Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil and European sanctions batter Moscow’s economy, EU imports of Russian liquefied natural gas are still providing Russia with a boost

The Independent UK · Jun 14

‘A deal with Putin is an illusion’: Ukrainian officials warn Russia making ‘mockery’ of ceasefire talks

Deals with the Russian president cannot be trusted and once Donald Trump sees this he may change his attitude, says Zelensky ally

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025

Russia-Ukraine war: All the proposed peace plans explained

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has asserted that the plan proposed by Ukraine should be enacted.

Al Jazeera · Oct 4, 2024

Offshore cash and huge loans: leak reveals how Roman Abramovich funded Chelsea’s success

Exclusive: Network of companies used to route fortune made from the oil fields of Siberia into Stamford Bridge

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2023

Russian assault on Ukraine’s power grid is the strategy of nihilism

His bombs may not break Ukrainian resolve, but Vladimir Putin knows their damage will drive up the west’s costs• Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2022

Bye-bye to the Big Mac: Russia’s war heralds a dark, isolated economic era

The invasion of Ukraine could pitch Moscow, and the world, back into financial crises that had seemed part of history

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2022