Ukraine Strikes Key Russian Oil Platform in Caspian Sea

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In a significant expansion of its campaign against Russian energy infrastructure, Ukraine’s security services executed a long-range drone strike on a major offshore oil field in the Caspian Sea, effectively halting production at a key Lukoil facility.  The attack on Dec. 11 marks the first time Kyiv has targeted hydrocarbon extraction assets in the Caspian region, a development that signals a new phase in the targeting of Russia’s economic lifelines and raises questions regarding the security of energy corridors previously considered…