Urals

Key Russian oil transport hub in Bashkortostan burns after drone attack

Drones attacked Russia again, targeting the Subkhankulovo oil pumping station in Bashkortostan, a key part of Transneft's pipeline system in the Urals, Telegram channel Exilenova+ reported on July 23.

23 July, 10:19 AM

Robert Brovdi confirms Ukrainian drone strike on Russia’s Perm Krai

Robert Brovdi, commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, said that drones operated by the Birds unit of the 1st Separate SBS Center carried out the strike on the Russian city of Perm on May 7.

7 May, 07:39 PM

Russia’s Central Bank slashes Urals oil forecast to $45

Russia’s Central Bank sharply lowered its 2026 Urals oil price forecast to $45 per barrel — the lowest since the pandemic — acknowledging substantial risks from global oversupply and sanctions, The Moscow Times reported on Feb. 13.

14 February, 07:47 PM

Turkey cuts Russian crude imports—report

Turkey sharply cut its imports of Russian Urals crude oil in November as new U.S. sanctions on Moscow narrowed its supply options, Reuters reported on Dec. 1.

1 December 2025, 09:54 PM

Russia and Belarus face deficits, cuts as oil prices fall – Ukraine's intel

Russia and Belarus are entering the new year with looming deficits and spending cuts after Urals crude prices fell to their lowest since spring, casting doubt on both states’ budgets, Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service reported on Oct. 23.

23 October 2025, 04:13 PM

Chinese refiners step in and buy Urals crude rejected by India

Refineries in China have increased purchases of Russia’s flagship Urals crude, taking advantage of discounted cargoes that India rejected amid Washington tightening its trade tariffs, Bloomberg reported on Aug. 19.

19 August 2025, 02:31 PM

Biden’s exit strategy stalls as Türkiye’s largest refinery resumes Russian oil purchases

Türkiye’s top oil refiner, Tupras, resumed purchases of Russian Urals crude in April after halting imports earlier this year due to U.S. sanctions, Reuters reported on April 16, citing trade sources.

17 April 2025, 02:32 PM

Russian Urals oil price plummets as Kremlin boosts war spending

The price of Russia’s flagship Urals crude oil has dropped to $50 per barrel amid a global oil price slump, intensifying pressure on the Kremlin’s budget as it ramps up war spending against Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on April 7.

7 April 2025, 05:37 PM

Falling oil prices hit Moscow’s war chest

Russia's oil revenues, a key source of funding its war effort against Ukraine, fell for the second month in a row amid lower prices for the country's crude, Bloomberg reported on Dec. 4, citing Finance Ministry data released the same day.

5 December 2024, 03:00 PM

Military observer analyzes attack on Russian nuclear radar

In a recent interview with Radio NV, military observer Denis Popovich discussed the implications of a Ukrainian drone striking the Voronezh M radar station in Russia's Orenburg Oblast from a record distance of 1,800 kilometers.

27 May 2024, 04:33 PM

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