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Ukraine's Refinery Campaign: The Math Shows Whether Putin Is Done - William Spaniel
Ukraine's campaign to disable Russian oil refineries is well known. However, we now have hard estimates of the damage from the CIA. Today, we put that estimate in the context of Russia's overall budget, how much it will restrict future Russian military actions, and how those figures might change as the parties evolve their tactics.
0:00 Ukraine's Refinery Campaign
1:02 $27.4 Billion in Damages
6:39 Further Damage Ukraine Is Inflicting
10:10 The Upshot for Russia