Russians has repeatedly tried to kill Serhii Sternenko, one of key non-state FPV drone supplier to the Ukrainian army - The Times.
At 30, the Odesa-born lawyer, activist, and YouTuber has raised nearly ₴5bn ($125m), supplying over 216,000 drones. 1/
In May, an FSB-linked gunwoman opened fire on him outside his Kyiv apartment.
One bullet tore through his thigh, another ripped a bodyguard’s shirt. Sternenko tied his own tourniquet in an armoured car as his pulse hit 126. 2/
He had fought off killers before. In 2018 two men attacked him in Odesa.
He fatally stabbed one while the other fled. Courts pursued him for years, but in 2023 judges ruled it was self-defence and and even returned him the knife. 3/
Ukrainian drone strikes in August hit at least 7 major Russian oil refineries, shutting down 4.
Over 10% of Russia’s refining capacity is offline, including key sites in Volgograd and Ryazan, two of the country’s largest plants — Moscow Times. 1/
Carnegie’s Sergey Vakulenko warns Ukraine’s drone strikes could cause “irreparable” or “permanent” damage to Russian refineries.
Moscow imposed a full ban on gasoline exports to ease the fuel deficit, but demand at home remains unmet. 2/
Gasoline shortages hit regions like Crimea and Siberia, with AI-92 and AI-95 prices at record highs. Western sanctions worsen the crisis, blocking repairs at refineries reliant on foreign-made equipment — up to 80% of which is imported. 3X
Prigozhin expected to die days before his jet exploded in Aug 2023, The Guardian.
He told this to his mother two months after Wagner’s failed march on Moscow.
1/
His mother Violetta said he never tried to topple Putin, only to pressure the generals. He stopped 120 miles from Moscow after Lukashenko’s calls, saying he wouldn’t kill conscripts.
Western intel says Putin ordered the onboard bomb that killed him.
2/
After Prigozhin’s death, the Kremlin seized Wagner, his Africa mining, catering empire, and bot farms.
Fighters moved into Russia’s new Africa Corps. His son Pavel, 27, was sidelined.
3/