A New Front: Ukraine’s War on Russian Oil and the Power to Hurt

Check out my new book “How Ukraine Survived“: You can also read it for free by signing up for a Kindle Unlimited trial at (I use affiliate links, meaning I earn a commission when you make a transaction through them. Even if you read for free, you are still supporting the channel.) Over the last month, Ukraine has quietly created a new front. At least ten drone attacks have targeted Russia’s oil infrastructure, and the damage they have caused has been substantial. This video details what exactly Ukraine has done, how the campaign interacts with the broader strategy of the war, and how it gives Ukraine additional leverage with its Western coalition partners. 0:00 A New Strategy from Kyiv? 1:09 Ukraine’s Attacks on Russian Oil Infrastructure 3:33 Power Projection into Russia 4:48 How This Alters the War of Attrition 10:12 Coalition Politics and Preference Asymmetries 11:50 Ukraine’s New In-Coalition Leverage Media licensed under CC BY 3.0 (): By President of Ukraine: Media licensed under CC BY 4.0 (): By : Media licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (): By Kaj Tallungs: : By Tweedle: :