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![A large plume of smoke rises over St. Petersburg following a Ukrainian drone strike targeting logistics facilities operated by Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer, on July 24, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A large plume of smoke rises over St. Petersburg following a Ukrainian drone strike targeting logistics facilities operated by Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer, on July 24, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Tanker trucks are waiting near the PJSC Lukoil Oil Company tank storage. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Black Sea Drone Attacks Shift Turkish Oil Imports Away From Russian Supply Lines")
![The Binance logo displays on a smartphone screen placed on a reflective surface onto which a Russian flag is projected.]( "The Binance logo displays on a smartphone screen placed on a reflective surface onto which a Russian flag is projected. (Source: Getty Images)")
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![Illustrative image. A Russian Air Force officer walks across the tarmac near a Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack bomber aircraft, operated by the Russian Air Force, at Waterkloof air base in Tshwane, Pretoria, South Africa, on October 23, 2019.]( "Illustrative image. A Russian Air Force officer walks across the tarmac near a Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack bomber aircraft, operated by the Russian Air Force, at Waterkloof air base in Tshwane, Pretoria, South Africa, on October 23, 2019.")
![Oil storage tanks at an Indian refinery.]( "Oil storage tanks at an Indian refinery.")
![Wreckage of a Russian S8000 Banderol missile in Kyiv on July 29, 2026. Ukraine reported finding foreign components in the weapon, including parts made by a Japanese company in May 2021. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Wreckage of a Russian S8000 Banderol missile in Kyiv on July 29, 2026. Ukraine reported finding foreign components in the weapon, including parts made by a Japanese company in May 2021. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A branded truck sits parked in the loading bay outside the Wildberries OOO distribution center in Podolsk, Russia, on Monday, June 15, 2020. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A branded truck sits parked in the loading bay outside the Wildberries OOO distribution center in Podolsk, Russia, on Monday, June 15, 2020. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A view of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia's main building in Moscow, Russia, on April 23, 2020.]( "A view of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia's main building in Moscow, Russia, on April 23, 2020.")
![The Russian and the Hungarian flag is seen while Workers prepare the lowest structural element of reactor block 5 on February 5, 2026 in Paks, Hungary. (Source: Getty Images)]( "The Russian and the Hungarian flag is seen while Workers prepare the lowest structural element of reactor block 5 on February 5, 2026 in Paks, Hungary. (Source: Getty Images)")
![The Japanese flag flies off the back of the Japan Coast Guard ship “Asanagi”, on June 20, 2025.]( "The Japanese flag flies off the back of the Japan Coast Guard ship “Asanagi”, on June 20, 2025.")
![A Wildberries logo seen in one of the company's distribution centers in Moscow. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Wildberries logo seen in one of the company's distribution centers in Moscow. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A Y-9 transport aircraft flies in the sky before the upcoming Airshow China 2021 on September 22, 2021 in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province of China. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Y-9 transport aircraft flies in the sky before the upcoming Airshow China 2021 on September 22, 2021 in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province of China. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Haas F1 Team VF-22 Ferrari on track during Day Two of F1 Testing at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on February 24, 2022, in Barcelona, Spain.]( "Haas F1 Team VF-22 Ferrari on track during Day Two of F1 Testing at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on February 24, 2022, in Barcelona, Spain.")
-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
-c439b7bd9030ecf9d5a4287dc361ba31.jpg "Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko")
-111f0e5095e02c02446ffed57bfb0ab1.jpeg "Photo of Roman Kohanets")
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