Putin verliert den Energiekrieg gegen die Ukraine schnell

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*The four-year stalemate in Ukraine has suddenly broken. For the first time in modern memory, Russia is having to import fuel to keep its economy and society afloat.*

*The speed of events is extraordinarily rapid and portends a tectonic shift in the global balance of power, dramatically improving the strategic fortunes of Europe.*
*Ukraine’s drone force of “Magyar’s Birds” has struck 30 oil and gas tankers in the Black Sea region since Wednesday. It claims to have hit 147 vessels linked to Russia in 10 days, effectively closing the* [*Sea of Azov*](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/11/ukraines-campaign-to-cut-off-crimea-by-air-land-and-sea/) *and tightening the blockade of the Crimean peninsula.*
*It is attacking refineries at will, continuously, from St Petersburg to Siberia, crippling Russia’s biggest plant some 2,250km into the interior at Omsk. The range has jumped fivefold since early last year. “Russia no longer has a safe rear, and distance is no longer protection,” said Sergiy Makogon, from the Centre for European Policy Analysis.*

And sea of Azov is used for grain transportation. If Ukraina closed black sea Russia will have extreme difficulties exporting grain.