Virtually ​all major oil refineries in central Russia have been forced to ‌halt or scale back fuel output following Ukrainian drone attacks in recent days, according to official data and sources.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. will give a 30-day extension for countries to import Russian oil already in tankers at sea.

India’s imports from Russia has hit record levels driven by the disruption of Middle Eastern supplies from the Iran war

Global demand for Russian barrels has surged after the United States introduced temporary sanctions waivers for oil already loaded onto tankers in a bid to stabilise global energy

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukrainian long-range strikes have reduced Russia's oil refining capacity by 10%. Source: Zelenskyy in his evening address on 18 May Quote: "Today, there was an intelligence report on Russian losses caused by our sanctions [strikes – ed.

MOSCOW, May 18 () - Ukraine has increased attacks on Russian energy facilities in recent months in recent months as peace talks have failed to produce any progress. Following is a summary of some of the recent attacks,

The decision was announced by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who said the move will help stabilise crude prices which have skyrocketed due to the disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route in the Persian Gulf.

A Russian air attack damaged port infrastructure in Ukraine's Izmail city ‌in the early hours of Tuesday, while Russian authorities said they had downed four drones launched by Ukraine that were headed towards Moscow.