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A New Front: Ukraine's War on Russian Oil and the Power to Hurt - William Spaniel
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
