Ukraine is escalating attacks on Crimea, targeting transport routes and fuel supplies to isolate the occupied peninsula from Russia. This strategy aims to increase the cost of occupation, disrupting tourism and logistics, with authorities suspending fuel sales and cancelling public events.
At least four people were killed and 28 wounded in Ukrainian drone attacks on Crimea targeting oil depots and fuel facilities used by Russia. Russia's Defense Ministry reported shooting down 239 drones. Ukraine confirmed hitting oil facilities in Crimea and Russia's Krasnodar region, exacerbating a fuel crisis on the peninsula.
Ukraine's sustained drone attacks on Russian oil refineries are leading to widespread fuel shortages, with some regions implementing purchase limits and prices soaring, causing public discontent.
The US launched a major attack on Iran, destroying its defense systems and seizing oil facilities. Iran retaliated with missiles and drones.
US President Trump vows to seize Iranian oil facilities as the conflict escalates. Iran claims US strikes render a ceasefire meaningless, while regional tensions rise with attacks on Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan. EU and UN call for diplomatic solutions.
President Trump threatened to escalate attacks on Iran, potentially seizing oil facilities and deploying ground troops. He compared the move to actions in Venezuela, while also expressing doubts about public support for the ongoing conflict.
Donald Trump threatened severe military strikes against Iran, vowing to seize oil facilities like Kharg Island. The US conducted strikes on Iranian surveillance and air defense systems, with Trump warning of intensified bombing if Iran doesn't accept US terms.
US President Trump vowed to seize Iranian oil facilities and conduct "more bombing" as strikes escalated. Iran called the US attacks a "flagrant violation" rendering a ceasefire "meaningless." Three Indian sailors died in a US strike off Oman.
President Trump threatened further "VERY HARD" attacks on Iran, including seizing Kharg Island and oil infrastructure. He compared the potential move to Venezuela, expressing doubt about US public tolerance for such an escalation.
Israeli airstrikes on Tehran's oil facilities on March 7th released sulfur dioxide emissions comparable to a small volcanic eruption, potentially causing acid rain and toxic air pollution affecting regions as far as China. The event also highlighted the growing capabilities of AI in medical diagnosis, though human doctors remain crucial for personalized treatment and risk assessment.
Ukraine launched drone attacks on an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and military targets in Kronstadt early Wednesday, just before Russia's St. Petersburg International Economic Forum began. Officials confirmed damage and injuries, with Ukraine claiming responsibility for hitting key facilities.
Russian air attacks on Kyiv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv killed at least nine and injured over 60 people early Tuesday. The strikes targeted power supply and infrastructure, with residential buildings damaged in Dnipro and Kyiv.
Russian drones and missiles struck Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, killing at least 11 and wounding over 100. The attacks followed warnings of a major assault and hit residential buildings, causing collapses and fires.
Russia announced large-scale airstrikes on Kyiv targeting drone facilities and command posts, warning foreigners to leave. This follows a retaliatory attack by Russia that killed at least four. Meanwhile, Ukraine continued drone attacks on Russian oil facilities, disrupting significant processing capacity.
Ukraine launched a swarm drone attack on Novorosiysk overnight, targeting oil pumping stations and a main pipeline. Russian officials confirmed the attack but claimed fires were caused by drone debris.
Russia's President Putin blamed Ukraine for a deadly drone attack in Luhansk, vowing retaliation. Ukraine denied the claims, stating it targeted Russian military assets. Meanwhile, Czech President Pavel urged NATO to respond assertively to Russian provocations.
Ukraine attacked an oil refinery in Yaroslavl, Russia, approximately 700 km away, continuing its strategy of targeting Russian energy infrastructure to disrupt war funding. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian attack on a student dormitory in Russian-occupied Luhansk killed at least four teenagers.
A NATO F16 jet shot down a drone entering Estonian airspace from Russia on Tuesday. The incident, occurring amid heavy Russian electronic warfare, highlights recent airspace violations in the Baltic region and has political repercussions, including a government collapse in Latvia.
Europe punished Russian billionaires over the war in Ukraine. It should do the same to those abetting an ecocidal regimeThe ecological disasters of the US-Israel war with Iran are already bad enough. The noxious smoke from bombed oil facilities, spills in the Gulf’s waters, the contamination of farmland and groundwater with toxic chemicals unleashed by explosions and their debris, the millions of additional tons of CO2 spewed into the atmosphere. But as bad as it is, the Iran war hides another conflict: the ecological war that Donald Trump’s US is waging against the rest of the world.When the EU and UK imposed individual sanctions, travel bans and asset seizures on Russian oligarchs, it wasn’t because most of them were individually responsible for Vladimir Putin’s colonial war of aggression against Ukraine. They were targeted because, as a class, they were viewed by many as inextricable from the apparatus of corruption and levers of power of the Russian state threatening global stability.Alexander Hurst writes for Guardian Europe from Paris. His memoir Generation Desperation is out now Continue reading...
Europe punished Russian billionaires over the war in Ukraine. It should do the same to those abetting an ecocidal regimeThe ecological disasters of the US-Israel war with Iran are already bad enough. The noxious smoke from bombed oil facilities, spills in the Gulf’s waters, the contamination of farmland and groundwater with toxic chemicals unleashed by explosions and their debris, the millions of additional tons of CO2 spewed into the atmosphere. But as bad as it is, the Iran war hides another conflict: the ecological war that Donald Trump’s US is waging against the rest of the world.When the EU and UK imposed individual sanctions, travel bans and asset seizures on Russian oligarchs, it wasn’t because most of them were individually responsible for Vladimir Putin’s colonial war of aggression against Ukraine. They were targeted because, as a class, they were viewed by many as inextricable from the apparatus of corruption and levers of power of the Russian state threatening global stability.Alexander Hurst writes for Guardian Europe from Paris. His memoir Generation Desperation is out now Continue reading...
According to the news agency, Iran did not plan any attacks on UAE oil facilities
Ukraine says its drones have struck an oil refinery deep inside Russia, marking the latest in a series of attacks on oil facilities behind the front lines as Kyiv seeks to curb Moscow’s energy revenues used to fund the war.
