The video, shared by the Kyiv Post, shows missiles being fired at targets by F-16s. It also features footage of incoming threats being obliterated.

Restrictions have made it costlier for Russia to ship oil by sea. But they have also expanded the illicit shipping economy, with lasting consequences.

Kyiv’s strategy to strike the Russian oil industry is “the most efficient thing Ukraine can do” to hurt Moscow's war machine. Still, it will not break the army and will not stop Moscow’s war, Russian economist Vladislav Inozemtsev told Euronews.

Russia's oil and gas revenues are projected to significantly decline in September due to lower crude prices and a stronger ruble, impacting the Kremlin's budget.

Ukraine has ramped up strikes on energy sites to increase pressure on Russia, which relies on revenue from oil and gas exports.

President Donald Trump threatens major sanctions on Russia, but only if NATO nations first stop buying Russian oil and end their dependence on Moscow’s energy.

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Ukraine war would end if all NATO countries stopped buying oil from Russia and placed tariffs on China of 50% to 100% for its purchases of Russian petroleum.

The European Union is considering trade measures to target its remaining Russian oil imports, according to people familiar with the matter.