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S8 Ep1108: The Strategic Impact of the Drone War on Russia. Michael Bernstam. Ukrainian drones have achieved what sanctions could not, choking Russia's fuel supply and forcing it to sell oil at massive discounts to China and India. This new form of decentralized dro

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🗓️ 9 July 2026

⏱️ 7 minutes

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The Strategic Impact of the Drone War on Russia. Michael Bernstam. Ukrainian drones have achieved what sanctions could not, choking Russia's fuel supply and forcing it to sell oil at massive discounts to China and India. This new form of decentralized drone warfare has made fuel supplies the primary vulnerability of the Russian economy. Modern nations, including Taiwan, are now observing these lessons in resource warfare. (10)

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0:48.6

We're reporting on what we can assemble of the crisis caused by the golden weapon, the Strait of Hormuz.

0:56.0

That led to a series of decisions made in the Gulf about no more of this.

1:01.6

We're going to build pipelines.

1:02.9

We're not going to count on the Gulf of the Strait of Hormuz anymore.

1:06.6

However, in Russia, the other side of the coin is that Russia heretofore has controlled its fate.

1:14.4

Its refineries, it's crude oil, its shipping, and by use of the shadow fleet, they've been able to sell to India, to China, to Turkey.

1:22.9

No more.

1:24.1

Not only are the refineries being hit by drones long-range drones one hitting the refinery at

1:31.2

ombsk the refinery at moscow the refinery at petersburg but also now there's there's threat more than threat

1:40.3

they're attacks by drones on the shadow fleet i I read from hours ago reporting out of London.

1:47.5

Russia shadow tankers avoid English Channel after several receptions. And then this, the Russia,

1:57.1

Russia is saying right now that the shadow fleet is under attack in the Azov Sea, in the Black Sea,

2:03.3

and around outside of the European waters. So the drone attacks are increasing. We don't have

2:10.9

everything about what tankers are being hit. However, this out on top of the ration is going on

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