Heavy rains, wet snow and strong winds damaged some power facilities in the Russian region of Dagestan, leaving dozens of villages without electricity, local officials said.
Heavy rains, wet snow and strong winds damaged some power facilities in the Russian region of Dagestan, leaving dozens of villages without electricity, local officials said.
A flooded street in the village of Adillotar in Khasavyurt district, Republic of Dagestan in a photo released by Russian state media, on April 2.
Russia’s oil tax revenue in March dropped by nearly half compared to a year earlier, highlighting the Kremlin’s financial strain just before the Middle East war delivered an unexpected boost to Moscow’s earnings.
Russia’s oil tax revenue in March dropped by nearly half compared to a year earlier, highlighting the Kremlin’s financial strain just before the Middle East war delivered an unexpected boost to Moscow’s earnings.
The Panamanian-flagged Tiger Wings, carrying crude oil from Russia, moored off the Petron oil refinery in Limay, Bataan province, Philippines, on April 1, 2026.
The crude terminal at Russia’s Baltic port of Ust-Luga appears undamaged in satellite images after multiple Ukrainian drone attacks in the region.
An April 1 satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows damage to storage tanks at Novatek and Ust-Luga Oil, while the Transneft tanks (bottom of the picture) appear intact
Drones targeted oil refineries in Russia’s Bashkortostan republic on Thursday morning, causing fire in an industrial area of the regional capital Ufa, according to authorities.
Drones targeted oil refineries in Russia’s Bashkortostan republic on Thursday morning, causing fire in an industrial area of the regional capital Ufa, according to authorities.
NASA FIRMS detected fires in Ufa's industrial zone that hosts Rosneft's oil-refining and petrochemical facilities
Ust-Luga, Russia’s key oil export port on the Baltic coast, sustained further damage following an overnight drone attack as Ukraine has intensified strikes on Russian energy infrastructure.
Ust-Luga, Russia’s key oil export port on the Baltic coast, sustained further damage following an overnight drone attack as Ukraine has intensified strikes on Russian energy infrastructure.
Long-range drones at an undisclosed location in Ukraine.
Ukraine said it hit a key Russian export-oriented oil refinery in the Leningrad region overnight, another intensification of Kyiv’s attacks on Baltic energy infrastructure this week.
Ukraine said it hit a key Russian export-oriented oil refinery in the Leningrad region overnight, another intensification of Kyiv’s attacks on Baltic energy infrastructure this week.
UKrainian Vampire hexacopter bomber drones at the Skyfall military technology company at an unknown location in Ukraine, on Thursday, May 29, 2025. Ukraine is developing a new generation of drones that target incoming unmanned aerial vehicles, as Kyiv seeks to reduce its reliance on US-made Patriot missile systems for air defense.
Ukraine’s military said it attacked Rosneft PJSC’s Saratov oil refinery in southwestern Russia while regional authorities elsewhere said they repelled drones near crude processing facilities.
Ukraine’s military said it attacked Rosneft PJSC’s Saratov oil refinery in southwestern Russia while regional authorities elsewhere said they repelled drones near crude processing facilities.
Moldova summoned Russia’s ambassador to complain about Moscow’s strike on a Ukrainian facility that caused a petroleum products spill in the Dniester river and threatened local water supplies.
Moldova summoned Russia’s ambassador to complain about Moscow’s strike on a Ukrainian facility that caused a petroleum products spill in the Dniester river and threatened local water supplies.
Moldova's President Maia Sandu Photographer: Elena Covalenco/Bloomberg
A Greek shipowner sent a second oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, bucking caution among the shipping industry as Iran lashes out across the region in response to attacks by Israel and the US.
A Greek shipowner sent a second oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, bucking caution among the shipping industry as Iran lashes out across the region in response to attacks by Israel and the US.
Two oil tankers were berthed at key Iranian oil-export facility Kharg Island hours after the US attacked military installations there, according to Tankertrackers.com, a firm that specializes in studying satellite imagery to follow ship movements.
Two oil tankers were berthed at key Iranian oil-export facility Kharg Island hours after the US attacked military installations there, according to Tankertrackers.com, a firm that specializes in studying satellite imagery to follow ship movements.
A view of oil facilities on the Kharg island on the Persian Gulf about 1,250 km (776 miles) south of Tehran on February 23, 2016.(Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via AP)
Drone attacks on Russia sparked a fire at an oil refinery and caused damage at a key port in the southern Krasnodar region, while Ukraine faced one of the largest missile and drone barrages so far this year, with at least four people killed.
Drone attacks on Russia sparked a fire at an oil refinery and caused damage at a key port in the southern Krasnodar region, while Ukraine faced one of the largest missile and drone barrages so far this year, with at least four people killed.
A self-defence unit volunteer shows an intercepted Ukrainian drone in Belgorod, Russia. Photographer: ANDREY BORODULIN/AFP
Russia’s oil-export revenue shrank in February to the lowest since its invasion of Ukraine after Western sanctions curbed sales and forced deeper price discounts, while Kyiv continued attacks on oil infrastructure, the International Energy Agency said.
Russia’s oil-export revenue shrank in February to the lowest since its invasion of Ukraine after Western sanctions curbed sales and forced deeper price discounts, while Kyiv continued attacks on oil infrastructure, the International Energy Agency said.
Russia’s crude output declined for a third consecutive month in February, underlining the impact of US sanctions and as Ukrainian drone strikes curb domestic oil-processing.
Russia’s crude output declined for a third consecutive month in February, underlining the impact of US sanctions and as Ukrainian drone strikes curb domestic oil-processing.
An oil pumping jack operates in an oil field near Samara, Russia.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin urged nation’s oil and gas producers to take advantage of sky-rocketing commodities prices to reduce their debt, because the spike will be temporary.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin urged nation’s oil and gas producers to take advantage of sky-rocketing commodities prices to reduce their debt, because the spike will be temporary.
Oil pumping jacks in an oilfield near Almetyevsk, Tatarstan, Russia
Russia’s Sheskharis oil terminal at the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk resumed loadings over weekend, bringing some relief to the global market amid the Middle East conflict.
Russia’s Sheskharis oil terminal at the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk resumed loadings over weekend, bringing some relief to the global market amid the Middle East conflict.
Oil tankers moored at the Sheskharis terminal in Novorossiysk on March 8, 2026 indicate that the facility has resumed operations after a drone strike at the start of the month.
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