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Roman Busargin

Roman Busargin

Russian politician

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Photo: kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)

  • 3d ago

    Russian strikes leave 600,000 without power in Kyiv, testing Trump's energy truce

    Two people were killed and 21 injured on the evening of 13 October in a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, followed by a larger overnight barrage across Ukraine that Zelensky said targeted energy facilities.

  • Sep 11

    Russian strike on Pavlohrad shopping mall kills five as aerial attacks hit Ukrainian cities

    A daylight drone attack on a commercial centre in Pavlohrad injured 67 people, while overnight bombardments hit residential buildings in Kyiv and an industrial plant in Dnipro.

  • Jul 10

    Ukraine's drone campaign cripples Russian refineries, triggering fuel crisis for 50 million

    A wave of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries and fuel depots has triggered a nationwide fuel crisis, with long queues, rationing, and remote work directives spreading across multiple regions.

  • May 31

    Ukrainian Drones Strike Saratov Refinery and Oil Depot, Triggering Fuel Rationing in Occupied Crimea

    Ukrainian forces launched a wave of overnight drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, striking the Saratov refinery and an oil depot near Taganrog, which prompted Moscow-installed authorities in occupied Crimea to impose strict fuel rationing.

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