Drone strikes hit Russian refineries and ports in Novorossiysk, causing fuel shortages and leading to the flight of an oligarch to Cyprus.

The entities involved

• Novorossiysk →

  city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia

  • Due to drone attacks closing the Black Sea route, grain exports from southern Russia are increasingly relying on alternative export gateways, including Murmansk.Thu 13:07
  • KSK operates a grain terminal in Novorossiysk while the Ministry of Agriculture monitors the situation in Krasnodar.Thu 13:07
• Moscow →

  capital and most populous city of Russia

  • Ukraine continues to target Moscow, including a recent missile strike on a refinery.Mon 17:14
  • India is increasing oil imports from Russian sources, a strategy being tracked by Kpler due to the loss of West Asian barrels caused by regional war.Mon 16:44
• Cyprus →

  country in the Mediterranean Sea

  • Leaders from Greece, Egypt, and Cyprus are meeting to advance cooperation on natural gas and energy matters through a Trilateral cooperation mechanism.Mon 17:18
  • IMF previously warned Cyprus regarding its fiscal policy, and Eni operates petrol stations in Italy.Mon 16:23

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• Ukrainian forces carried out drone strikes targeting logistics facilities in the Moscow region.Jul 18
• Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian territory, combined with the review of a defense bill in the upper house of the Russian parliament.Jun 7
• Russia intensifies strikes on infrastructure while recruiting drone operators to defend Moscow skies, amid Ukrainian retaliation.Jul 3
• Ukrainian drones conducted multi-front strikes targeting oil refineries and infrastructure across Crimea, Siberia, and Moscow.Jun 27
• Ongoing drone attacks and border incidents involving Novorossiysk and Moldova, where Novorossiysk is a major oil and grain outlet.Sep 9