AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoUkraine War Escalation: Russia’s drone-and-missile campaign kept grinding through the night, hitting Odesa port infrastructure and central Kharkiv transit, while Kyiv mourned 24 dead after a strike on an apartment building; Zelensky visited the rubble and promised retaliation, with Ukraine pointing to follow-on strikes on Russian energy. Industrial Disruption: In Russia, attacks spread beyond the front line—Gazprom’s Astrakhan gas plant halted fuel output after a drone strike, and a major oil refinery in Kirishi still hasn’t resumed shipments. Security & Cyber: A GRU-linked hacking claim says Kyivstar access came via bribing a senior employee, not a “break-in” of the whole system. Russia–China Pivot: The Kremlin confirmed Putin will visit China May 19–20 for Xi talks on trade, defense coordination, BRICS expansion, and sanctions resistance. Global Energy Politics: BRICS foreign ministers met in India amid energy-market stress, while Russia signaled rising crude supplies to India as US waivers near expiry. Regional Shock: A chemical complex tied to Russia’s war supply chain was reported struck near Nevinnomyssk, triggering a large industrial fire.
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