
St Petersburg Drone Attack Hits Oil Terminal and VK Data Center
A large drone attack hit St Petersburg, sparking an oil-terminal fire and striking a VK data center while disrupting power, roads and airport operations.

A large drone attack hit St Petersburg, sparking an oil-terminal fire and striking a VK data center while disrupting power, roads and airport operations.

Overnight attacks hit a Russian refinery and sites in Taganrog, raising market focus on energy infrastructure, logistics and defense-linked assets.

Uzbekistan’s decade of business reforms has reshaped registration, licensing, taxation and investor-facing legal protections.

A large Wildberries logistics center in Voronezh was hit by fire amid ongoing drone attacks, causing major operational disruptions and impacting sales across Russia.

Russian attacks on August 8 caused at least four deaths and multiple injuries in Ukraine, with significant damage to infrastructure and ongoing hostilities reported across key regions.

Drone strikes in Kursk and Belgorod regions cause casualties and prompt security alerts in Moscow and Yaroslavl, impacting regional stability and market dynamics.

Major Russian banks face website access issues on Chrome, Firefox, and Safari following revocation of TLS/SSL certificates amid Western sanctions, shifting users to domestic browsers like Yandex.

The Belgorod Reservoir has dried up to depths of 10-40 cm following Ukrainian strikes and uncontrolled water discharge, impacting regional water infrastructure.
Uzbekistan moves forward with national navigation and digital governance platforms to boost IT exports and improve public administration efficiency.

Ukraine's coordinated attacks on Wildberries warehouses in Saint Petersburg region, Tver, and Crimea have caused fires and operational halts, disrupting major e-commerce logistics hubs.

The US has extended the temporary license for Serbia’s NIS to operate under sanctions, allowing ongoing crude processing while ownership shifts from Gazprom to MOL Group.

Ukrainian drone strikes caused fires at strategic sites in Crimea, including Kerch port's oil terminal and Sevastopol's defense zones, with air defenses shooting down four UAVs.

US Treasury’s OFAC extends MOL’s deadline to June 16 to finalize acquisition of Gazprom’s stake in Serbia’s oil refiner NIS amid sanctions-induced disruptions.

Drone attacks on Kharkiv and Odessa damaged residential buildings and injured seven people amid the ongoing conflict, with fires and structural damage reported.

Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds resigns following unauthorized drone incursions linked to Ukraine, raising concerns over Baltic airspace security amid regional conflicts.

Russia and Ukraine use the May 9-11 ceasefire to rotate troops and prepare offensives, while limited attacks continue amid efforts for prisoner exchange.

Tencent acquires about 6 million shares in Kaspi.kz alongside co-founder and institutional investors, signaling strategic fintech expansion across Kazakhstan and Turkey.