What will replace Russia’s Wagner mercenary army? Private force is already being torn apart by Russia’s military, intelligence services, and state-run corporations. Al Jazeera · Aug 28, 2023
Russian oil refinery erupts in latest mystery fire at key energy installations 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 Daily Mirror · Feb 7, 2023
Bulgaria secretly supplied Ukraine fuel and ammunition in early months of war Former PM tells of crucial operation, which was launched covertly due to pro-Russia sympathies in political class The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023
Bulgaria seeks to revive trans-Balkan pipeline project to secure non-Russian oil Bulgaria is looking to revive a trans-Balkan oil pipeline project to secure non-Russian crude oil supplies for its only oil refinery on the Black Sea, controlled by Russia's Lukoil, President Rumen Radev said on Tuesday. Reuters · Jan 17, 2023
Why are so many Putin critics tumbling out of high-storey windows? Police are investigating the strange circumstances surrounding the death of Russian tycoon, Pavel Antov, who criticised the war in Ukraine. The New Daily · Dec 31, 2022
Indian police launch criminal investigation into mysterious death of Russian oligarch Pavel Antov — a Russian politician and businessman who made his fortune in the sausage industry — died suddenly during a holiday in India this week. ABC News · Dec 29, 2022
Flood of Russian crude heads to Asia after EU ban kicks in Russia has all but ceased to be a supplier of crude oil to Europe. The Times of India · Dec 14, 2022
Bulgaria to let Russian oil refinery export despite EU ban Bulgaria will allow a Black Sea refinery owned by a Russian oil company to keep operating and exporting oil products to the European Union until the end of 2024 despite warnings by Brussels that it is against the bloc’s sanctions The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2022
Italian oil workers seek deal for Russian-owned refinery Thousands of workers at a Russian-owned oil refinery in Sicily have protested the facility's possible closure as Europe imposes a full embargo on Russian oil starting next month The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2022
Multi-millionaire Russian becomes latest top official to die since Ukraine invasion Nikolay Petrunin has become the latest in a series of high-profile Russian energy executives to die, apparently from complications linked to severe Covid, though this is not confirmed Daily Mirror · Oct 13, 2022
Nearly eight months into Ukraine war, EU still biggest buyer of Russian crude NEW DELHI: It's been nearly 8 months since Russia invaded Ukraine, leading to the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II. The Times of India · Oct 12, 2022
Russia's millionaires dying in 'epidemic of murder' to fund Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine, says campaigner Russia's elite businessmen are dying in more and more suspicious circumstances. Human rights campaigner Bill Browder suspects the hand of the man in the Kremlin. ABC News · Oct 2, 2022
Top Russian manager found dead in 'suspicious suicide' amid fears of Kremlin purge Pavel Pchelnikov, 52, was found with a gunshot would on the balcony of his Moscow home just weeks after posting seemingly happy holiday pictures on social media Daily Mirror · Sep 29, 2022
12 powerful Vladimir Putin critics and oligarchs found dead since start of Ukraine war Last week another of the warmonger's close allies Ivan Pechorin, 39, met his maker after reportedly falling into the sea off his boat as he sailed close to Russky Island off Russia's Pacific coast Daily Mirror · Sep 29, 2022
Daily Mirror · Sep 25, 2022 Kremlin purge escalates as VIPs opposing Putin's Ukraine war found dead Fears among Putin’s oligarchy have soared since the suspicious death this month of anti-war oil magnate Ravil Maganov, 67, amid claims he was beaten before “falling” to his death
Irish Mirror · Sep 23, 2022 Incredible list of Putin's oligarchs dead since war began - falling out hospital windows and off yachts The Kremlin leader is notorious for holding grudges, and holds immense power and influence over the majority of companies in the Eastern European state
Daily Mirror · Sep 13, 2022 Vladimir Putin ally 'falling overboard' is latest death in strange circumstances Russian businessman Ivan Pechorin is the latest of Vladimir Putin's cronies to die in suspicious circumstances having mysteriously "fallen overboard" while on his private yacht
Tribune News Service · Sep 6, 2022 Editorial:How to stop so many of Putin’s critics from dying Quick, somebody repair the slippery floors and close all the open hospital windows in Moscow. One was obviously responsible for the freak-accident death of Ravil Maganov, the chairman of Russia’s second-largest oil producer, Lukoil. Maganov must have tripped, perhaps on his IV line, before plummeting to his death on Thursday.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 2, 2022 Russia says gas pipeline suspended indefinitely; G7 nations agree price cap for Russian oil – as it happened State-owned Gazprom announces NordStream 1 pipeline to stay out of action citing turbine engine damage. This blog is now closed
The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2022 Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 191 of the invasion UN nuclear agency team plans to remain at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant; children return to Ukrainian schools as basements outfitted as shelters
The Guardian - AU · Sep 1, 2022 Morning mail: first-home buyers desert market, rail strike ultimatum, fears for Sydney koalas Friday: Prices are coming down but it’s not enough to tempt would-be home buyers as interest rates keep rising. Plus: writer Brigid Delaney learns to breathe
Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2022 Seven powerful Russian figures who have died since Vladimir Putin launched Ukraine invasion A seventh Russian businessman died on Thursday after reportedly falling from his hospital window
Wales Online · Sep 1, 2022 Russian oil boss who criticised Ukraine invasion dies after falling from window State-linked media said his death was an apparent suicide
The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2022 Russian oil executive dies in fall from Moscow hospital window Ravil Maganov was chair of Russia’s biggest private oil company, Lukoil, which has criticised Ukraine invasion
The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022 Russian oil firm boss dies ‘falling out of hospital window’ after criticism of Ukraine war Lukoil, the Kremlin’s second-largest oil producer, called for an end to the conflict in March