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Ukraine Just Hit the ‘Holy Grail’ of Russian Oil Targets: Drones Torched Putin’s Biggest Refinery Deep in Siberia, 1,550 Miles Away

Ukrainian drones struck the Omsk refinery — Russia's highest-capacity fuel producer, nearly 2,500 kilometers from the border — in one of the deepest attacks...

Reuben JohnsonJuly 7, 2026

Putin Thinking Back in 2016 Russian Federation Photo

Ukraine War

‘Turns Out, the Emperor Has No Clothes’: Putin’s Greatest Achievement — Stability — Is Cracking as Fuel Chaos Spreads Across Russia

Ukraine's refinery strikes have brought fuel rationing and marathon gas lines to Russia, shaking the stability Putin built his rule on. One driver waited...

Isaac SeitzJuly 7, 2026

Ukraine War

‘Just Another Russian Lie’: Zelenskyy Dared Putin to Meet Him in Kostiantynivka — the City Moscow Claims as Its Biggest Prize in Months

Russia claims its forces captured Kostiantynivka, a key hub in Ukraine's Donetsk defensive belt, and even proposed a six-hour ceasefire to hand over soldiers'...

Jack BuckbyJuly 6, 2026

Ukraine War

A Serious Deficit of Interceptor Missiles’: Ukraine Admits Every Russian Ballistic Missile Got Through in the Deadly Kyiv Barrage

Russia's July 6 barrage killed at least 21 people, and Ukraine's Air Force says every ballistic missile reached its target because of an interceptor...

Jack BuckbyJuly 6, 2026

A MIM-104 Patriot Surface-to-Air Missile System assigned to the Fort Bliss, Texas-based 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade fires as part of a bi-lateral live-fire exercise with military members from the Royal Netherlands Ground-based Air Defense Command at McGregor Range, N.M., May 11, 2024. The Patriot Missile System is a highly mobile air defense guided missile system designed to engage and intercept any aerial threats whether it be aircraft or tactical ballistic missiles under any weather conditions and in natural or induced environments. The command showcased its capabilities firing interceptors at simulated drone targets during the training event working with Dutch Allies.

Ukraine War

Putin Has a Problem He Can’t Fix: Ukraine Won’t Stop Smashing Russia’s Oil and Gas Empire and the Costs are Skyrocketing

As economic pressures ramp up in Moscow, more and more analysts are certain that the war in Ukraine will end via a truce settlement...

Isaac SeitzJuly 6, 2026

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, zero their M1 Abrams tank’s sighting system during gunnery training operations at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, May 30, 2026. Zeroing the tank’s sights allows armored crews to confirm accuracy, build crew proficiency and prepare for follow-on engagements during live-fire training. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Thomas Madrzak)

Ukraine War

Putin Just Sent NATO a Message in Blood: One of Russia’s Biggest Barrages of the Year Hit Kyiv on the Eve of the Ankara Summit

Russia launched one of its largest barrages of the year overnight, killing at least 20 people in and around Kyiv — hours after Zelenskyy...

Jack BuckbyJuly 6, 2026

Putin Back in Late 2025 Creative Commons Photo

Ukraine War

Putin Just Lost the Oil Windfall That Should Have Saved His War: Russia’s Crude Crashed to Half Its Peak as Ukraine Guts Refineries

Russia's flagship Urals crude averaged just $41.66 a barrel in early July — less than half its April peak and well below the level...

Steve BalestrieriJuly 6, 2026

A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) with the 1st Battalion, 181st Field Artillery Regiment fires toward a designated target at Yausubetsu Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan on Sept. 20, 2023. U.S. Army soldiers and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) members participated in showcasing their artillery prowess in front of VIPs and dignitaries. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Ryan S. Gay)

Ukraine War

‘No Food, No Ammunition… Nothing’: Inside Ukraine’s Drone War That’s Starving Putin’s Front Line of Everything It Needs to Fight

Ukraine struck a Russian airfield, ammunition depots, and bridges on July 5, the latest blows in a layered drone campaign built to sever the...

Jack BuckbyJuly 6, 2026

President Donald J. Trump visits with President Lee Jae-myung of the Republic of Korea, Monday, August 25, 2025, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Dollars and Sense

The Iran War Just Triggered the ‘Greatest Threat to Global Energy Security in History’ — and the World’s Oil Safety Net Is Now Gone

The Iran conflict triggered what the IEA calls the greatest threat to global energy security in history, halting roughly a fifth of global oil...

Steve BalestrieriJuly 6, 2026

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Ukraine War

Ukraine Just Hit the ‘Holy Grail’ of Russian Oil Targets: Drones Torched Putin’s Biggest Refinery Deep in Siberia, 1,550 Miles Away

Ukraine War

‘Turns Out, the Emperor Has No Clothes’: Putin’s Greatest Achievement — Stability — Is Cracking as Fuel Chaos Spreads Across Russia

Ukraine War

‘Just Another Russian Lie’: Zelenskyy Dared Putin to Meet Him in Kostiantynivka — the City Moscow Claims as Its Biggest Prize in Months

Ukraine War

A Serious Deficit of Interceptor Missiles’: Ukraine Admits Every Russian Ballistic Missile Got Through in the Deadly Kyiv Barrage

Ukraine War

Putin Has a Problem He Can’t Fix: Ukraine Won’t Stop Smashing Russia’s Oil and Gas Empire and the Costs are Skyrocketing

Ukraine War

Putin Just Sent NATO a Message in Blood: One of Russia’s Biggest Barrages of the Year Hit Kyiv on the Eve of the Ankara Summit

Ukraine War

Putin Just Lost the Oil Windfall That Should Have Saved His War: Russia’s Crude Crashed to Half Its Peak as Ukraine Guts Refineries

Ukraine War

‘No Food, No Ammunition… Nothing’: Inside Ukraine’s Drone War That’s Starving Putin’s Front Line of Everything It Needs to Fight

Dollars and Sense

The Iran War Just Triggered the ‘Greatest Threat to Global Energy Security in History’ — and the World’s Oil Safety Net Is Now Gone

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