Analytical Briefing — 04.08.2026 17:11

The drop in WTI oil to $84.25 starts a countdown for the Russian budget, and the attack on the Wildberries hub near St. Petersburg signals a new depth of Ukrainian strikes. Against the backdrop of a missile threat to the Odesa region from the Black Sea, the global air-defense crisis and the U.S. diversion of resources to the Middle East form an alarming backdrop for Ukraine's skies in winter. An …