Ukraine: The Latest Ukraine knocks out 40% of Moscow's oil export capacity in single attack & first ever successful strike on Russian military ship in Baltic Sea
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Mar 26, 2026 Dr Robert Person, a U.S.-based analyst at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, discusses negotiations, strategy and wider conflict implications. He talks about extraordinary Ukrainian strikes hitting Baltic oil export capacity and a rare naval strike. He examines how the Iran confrontation reshapes Russia’s war economy and what that means for U.S. policy and munitions constraints.
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Maritime Drone Damages Sanctioned Tanker Near Bosphorus
- A Sierra Leone-flagged tanker, Altura, was struck north of the Bosphorus and reported damaged in the engine room and bridge with crew rescued.
- Turkey said an unmanned surface vessel (maritime drone) carried out the attack as the tanker was en route from Novorossiysk to Istanbul.
Drone Barrage Causes Major Russian Power Outages
- Ukraine reportedly launched hundreds of drones, cutting power for nearly 500,000 Russians according to local authorities.
- Russian claims of almost 400 drones used should be treated cautiously, but outages and infrastructure damage were significant.
Daytime Ops And EW Boost Ukrainian Air Defence Success
- Improved Ukrainian daytime air-defence performance likely raised interception rates during recent large Russian raids.
- Factors included better radars, electronic warfare and daytime visibility enabling higher shoot-down rates of drones and munitions.