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#Sanctions Circumvention
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![Zlatoust Metallurgical Plant]( "Zlatoust Metallurgical Plant")
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![Joseph Place]( "Joseph Place")
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Exclusive: Russia Can’t Easily Produce Tanks, Aircraft, and Warships Without This Metal Supply ChainThe Zlatoust Metallurgical Plant sits at the center of a major Russian alloy supply chain, drawing inputs from Iran, Kazakhstan, and within Russia. Without this steel chain, Russia’s military ability to fly, swim, and crawl would suffer significantly, as newly obtained documentation shows.![Illustrative image: a novelty Bitcoin token is photographed with a Russian flag. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Illustrative image: a novelty Bitcoin token is photographed with a Russian flag. (Source: Getty Images)")
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![Fire at the Tuapse oil refinery, Krasnodar region, Russia, April 16, 2026. (Source: Exilenova_plus)]( "Fire at the Tuapse oil refinery, Krasnodar region, Russia, April 16, 2026. (Source: Exilenova_plus)")
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