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Black smoke rises from a distribution warehouse near Moscow, Russia, on August 16, 2026.
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'But what did we do?' — How Ukraine's strikes on Wildberries brought Russia's war home

by Liubov Tsybulska

When we started this series in the spring, the idea was simple: every month, to take apart the five most notable Ukrainian strikes deep into Russia and see how Russians themselves are living through them. This is the third installment — and the format had to change substantially. In July, the five "most significant" strikes had already been racked up by around the middle of the month, and the list of noteworthy ones kept growing. So this time there is no strict ranking: first, briefly, about t

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Can Ukraine choke off Russia’s LNG trade at the source?

Despite increasingly stringent sanctions on Moscow, countries worldwide continue to import Russian fossil fuels. The flexibility and transportability of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are particularly significant, helping sustain the flow of energy revenues into the Kremlin's coffers. In July 2026, Belgium stood out for sourcing 100% of its LNG imports from Russia, mere months before a full EU ban on LNG imports comes into force. But if countries won't wean themselves off their addiction, how muc

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