POWDER KEG BLACK SEA: Russia Is Striking Hard at Ukrainian-Bound Cargo Ships, Halting Odessa Region Ports’ Operations

Ukrainian-bound cargo ship struck in Black Sea – Social Media/Telegram

Navigation has become too risky.

There’s no denying that Ukraine’s deep strikes into Russian infrastructure and the campaign against shadow fleet tankers are causing real problems for Russia.

But the effects of these strikes are always much exaggerated in the media, since Reuters itself has just reported that Russian budget revenues from the oil and gas sector in July increased by approximately 60% compared to the previous year.

It’s also been reported that Chinese refineries have been buying Russian oil.

In the meantime, the rene...