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smoke rising from oil storage tanks at the Tuapse oil refinery in Tuapse, Russia, on April 16, 2026.
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The oil spill in Tuapse and the lessons Russia didn't learn

by Karol Luczka

While the human toll of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine remains its most devastating consequence, another aspect of Russia’s onslaught is often overlooked: Moscow’s war on ecology. Responding to Russia's growing air attacks against Ukraine, over the past 10 days, Ukrainian forces carried out a multitude of drone strikes targeting an oil refinery in Russia's port city of Tuapse. Tuapse, on the Black Sea, has served as a primary point for Russia's oil exports, the proceeds of which are then

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Luxury Moscow tower 7 km from Kremlin reportedly hit by Ukrainian drone strike

The attack appears to mark one of the deepest strikes into central Moscow's residential core, having occurred approximately seven kilometers west of the city's central Red Square and three kilometers from the Russian Defense Ministry building. The Mosfilm Tower is situated in an elite neighborhood within the city, close to nearby embassies and diplomatic residences.

The main problem with Ukraine's corruption prevention watchdog

Viktor Pavlushchyk, head of Ukraine's National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NACP), was praised for his work as an anti-corruption investigator. After his promotion, Pavlushchyk is in the hot seat. He was appointed to his current job by a commission including independent foreign experts as part of Ukraine's anti-corruption reforms in 2024 in a contest that was widely applauded. The National Agency for Corruption Prevention, set up in 2015, has a broad mandate, including determining the go

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