invasion

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Prices spiked again in the summer of 2022 when U.S. sanctions on Russian oil following their invasion of Ukraine tightened supply.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Bogdanova notes that after the 1990 Kuwait invasion, which knocked the market down by 16% over seven weeks, the market didn’t break even for an additional four months.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

August 2022 was the last time the national average for a gallon of gas hit $4, during the early months of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

In 1990, when gasoline prices jumped in response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, helping to precipitate a recession, the average light vehicle got 18.8 miles to the gallon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

By September 1940 it became clear that the German invasion of the United Kingdom was not going to happen.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein