The Russian Ministry of Defence has just officially confirmed new missile strike rounds targeting Ukraine’s strategic infrastructure, including a cargo ship in the Black Sea and the Kremenchuk oil refinery. The military actions are directly aimed at sea transport routes and key energy facilities, driving regional tensions to escalate again.

Disrupting the Black Sea corridor and destroying oil refining infrastructure significantly increases pressure on the global goods supply chain. Fuel supplies are immediately threatened, creating widespread unease in the market—especially as global efforts to control inflation are still in a sensitive stage.

Amid escalating geopolitical risks, cash tends to flow toward traditional safe-haven assets. Crude oil and gold prices face immediate upward pressure, while bond yields and the US dollar fluctuate as investors reprice the risk of inflationary pressure returning from the energy supply side.

For the crypto market, a short-term risk-off wave may cause liquidity to be withdrawn from highly volatile assets. $BTC is likely to face technical shakeouts before finding equilibrium again, largely depending on whether the conflict continues to spread to other energy infrastructure facilities.

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