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A more detailed analysis of the sharp increase in Russian crude oil exports by sea in March 2023. 1. Russia’s crude oil exports from the Black Sea ports in March 2023 set a record of 5,565,874 tons. This is significantly higher than any of the previous months since April 2022*, when the average for the previous months was 3,457,348 tons. […]

So we have very important news on the export of russian crude oil from the Black Sea. As of February 2023, the Monitoring Group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies recorded a decrease in russian crude oil exports by 22% (or by 800,000 tons by January 2023) – both to the EU and other countries, Andrii Klymenko says. […]

Kolomoisky sold shares in the Kryvyi Rih iron ore plant to russian businessman Voevodin. PrivatBank is looking for the money received for the asset. The shares in the Kryvyi Rih iron ore plant (KZRK), part of which is managed by oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky, actually changed ownership. NV Business writes about this with reference to the decision of the High Court of London. PrivatBank is looking for the money […]

On October 3, the famous American businessman Elon Musk offered Ukrainians his “peace plan” based on false and pro-Russian claims. His outrageous statements can be explained by his desire to get Ukrainian lithium, writes Apostrof. Economist Oleksiy Kushch reminded about the coup in Bolivia in 2019: the left-wing president Evo Morales was forced out by the opposition and the military. […]

Ukraine conducted “deruzzification” of the Ocean Plaza shopping mall in the central Kyiv. The property former owner is a company affiliated with Vladymir Putin’s friend Arkadiy Rotenberg. The Kyiv shopping center Ocean Plaza, which allegedly belongs to businessmen from Vladimir Putin’s narrow circle, was brought under Asset Recovery and Management Agency’s (ARMA) management – the Ukrainian market does not believe […]

After five months of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, 400 international companies continue to operate in Russia despite sanctions. More than half of them, namely 240 companies, continue to invest in the Russian economy and pay taxes, thus participating in financing the war against Ukraine. In a month, the number of such companies has decreased by only 5. Thus, we […]

Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Yuriy Vaskov commented on the unblocking of Ukrainian ports after agreeing on grain export. The first ships can go to sea within four days. The Ministry of Infrastructure believes that all three ports will start operating within two weeks, writes Forbes. “According to the initiative, a joint coordination center should be created. We are ready to […]

War is war, but a billion – according to the schedule. In Ukraine, the so-called “Great Construction” has actively resumed its work while the war with Russia is ongoing. Let’s try to analyse why. This is exactly when the whole country is donating to buy bairaktars following Prytula’s initiative and a dozen powerful UAVs through “Return alive”. When colleagues, friends, […]

Ukraine’s grain export fate: results of Russia – Turkey meeting of Lavrov’s with Cavusoglu in Ankara on June 8th, 2022 analysed by Andriy Klymenko, the Black Sea News editor. 1. For some reason, many colleagues and experts believed that Lavrov had brought a large delegation, including the military, to discuss Turkish proposals to unblock Ukrainian ports to resume Ukrainian grain […]

There will be no Ukraine’s export of grain according to the scenario of Putin and his accomplice Lukashenko. President Zelenskyy threw light on the situation. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that the head of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin, and his accomplice, the head of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, proposed the so-called “Belarusian scenario” for grain exports from Ukraine. At the […]

Companies of the Almaz-Antey concern of the Russian military industrial complex are holding tenders for products of foreign manufacturers. Russia’s Almaz-Antey Concern produces anti-aircraft missile and radar equipment for the Russian army, including the infamous C300, C400, C500 Buks, and has also been under sanctions since 2014. Europeans are forbidden to trade with it directly and indirectly, even via dealers. […]

Russian occupiers’ actions force Ukraine to halt the flow of gas to Europe through the Sokhranivka gas metering station in the Luhansk region, the Ukrainian GTS operator reports. On May 11, the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine (GTSOU) stops gas reception at the physical interconnection point of the Sokhranivka gas metering station due to Ukraine’s loss of control over […]