The Latest Breaking News from Lukoil

China has been developing closer ties with countries in central Asia over recent years. Trade between China and the central Asia region grew to US$89 billion (£69 billion) in 2023, an increase of 27% on the previous year. Chinese trade rose with every country there except Turkmenistan.

Intelligence sources say one refinery had been hit by four Ukrainian drones, causing ‘significant damage”

Russia opens a new front in Ukraine’s north, prompting Kyiv to respond with attacks on Russian energy infrastructure.

Pro-Ukrainian militias staged a brazen cross-border attack on Russia on Tuesday, fighters and Russia's defence ministry said, hours after Kyiv launched one of its largest drone attacks since the start of the war.

At least 25 drones and seven missiles were used in the large-scale air strikes, says Russia's defence ministry

Stanlow operator Essar stopped all imports of Russian fuel in 2022 but has arrangement with Litasco

Energy company Lukoil last year took a public stand over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine

Private force is already being torn apart by Russia’s military, intelligence services, and state-run corporations.

Ten fire brigades were sent to tackle the blaze, and there was a call for reinforcements amid a "difficult situation" at a giant Lukoil installation near Nizhny Novgorod, some 300 miles east of Moscow in Russia