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Frontline report: Energy superpower Russia now buying gasoline as refining capacity collapses
Russia, built on vast oilfields and resource exports, has become a fuel importer as Ukrainian strikes devastate its refining capacity. Belarus rail deliveries surged fourfold to 49,000 tons in September, while Moscow eliminated import duties and seized oligarch energy assets in increasingly desperate measures to keep pumps running.
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October 30, 2025
- Ukraine kills Russian officer from unit linked to Bucha massacre
- Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2025Losing Pokrovsk but winning north of it, Ukraine plans the next fight
- British neurosurgeon: Putin and Xi talking about organ transplants is blasphemy
- Poland breaks ground on 155-mm shell factory 100 km from Ukraine border
- Italian Defense Minister: Ukraine will not be able to return occupied territories even with our help
- Former spy reveals how Chinese, Russian agents seduce Silicon Valley specialists with “milk technique”
- Ukraine votes against UN Cuba embargo resolution for first time over Russian army recruitment
- Children’s stress in Ukraine jumps 10% in one year as anxiety spreads from parents to kids
- Russia tests 100-megaton Poseidon torpedo capable of radioactive tsunami as pressure on Trump over Ukraine escalates
- Lithuania says it will never recognize Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk’s occupation, pledges 0.25% of GDP to Ukraine’s military
- Next steps on Donetsk’s map after Pokrovsk — first Kostiantynivka, Sloviansk, and Kramatorsk in Moscow’s occupation plan
- China blocks Ukraine’s last drone supply route after flooding Russia with the same parts
- SBU: Ukraine arrests British military trainer who turned into Russian spy. He faces 12 years in prison
- Two Polish citizens detained in Przemyśl for desecrating Ukraine’s flag — sixth such attack in last months
- Military wanted to see farther — now Dutch company delivers that with AI-driven Iris radar in Ukraine
- NBC: Russia shows no willingness to end war in Ukraine as peace efforts stall, US intelligence assesses
- Europe must be prepared, as Russia says its Peresvet system can cover up to 1,500 km and target reconnaissance satellites
- DispatchRussia bombs Odesa’s port—US and EU firms expand offices anyway
- Russian terror strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities cut power to thousands civilians as winter approaches
- Major oil and chemical facilities hit deep inside Russia in coordinated drone campaign
- Largest fuel operator targeted in occupied Crimea as drones strike two military supply depots [updated]
- Daily reviewRusso-Ukrainian war, day 1343: UN declares Russian drone hunts of Ukrainian civilians crimes against humanity as Moscow’s isolation deepens
- Zelenskyy accuses China of arming Russia despite Xi’s personal assurances
Daily Review
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1343: UN declares Russian drone hunts of Ukrainian civilians crimes against humanity as Moscow’s isolation deepens
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1342: Storm Shadows strike deep into Russia as both sides test limits of long-range warfare
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1341: Ukraine liberated Sukhetske village in Donetsk Oblast
UK PM Starmer pushes allies for Ukraine long-range missiles as US sanctions hit Russia
US Sanctions on giant Russian oil companies fuel London missile push
Romania was too boring for Western allies to watch. Russia wasn’t bored.
Intelligence arrested two saboteurs with thermite devices targeting Bucharest's Nova Post. What they ignored for years mattered more.
Sanction me softly: Trump, Orbán, and the oil that binds them
Trump sanctions the companies supplying his closest European ally, who immediately announces plans to evade them.
Frozen billions, frozen will: Belgium stops Europe’s Russian assets plan cold
Brussels won’t share. Belgium won’t pay alone. Ukraine waits.
Romania could’ve been Ukraine’s biggest ally. Hungary made sure it isn’t.
Romania shares 600 kilometers of border with Ukraine. Budapest decides what it does about the war.
Frontline report
Russia’s last “Ukraine peace deal” led to Europe’s biggest war since WWII. Here’s why this one could be worse.
Moscow isn’t just negotiating—it’s setting the stage. Behind closed doors, familiar tactics are at play, and the consequences could reshape Europe’s future once again.
Winter in Ukraine: when drones can’t see, tanks advance
The winter weather can ground and blind drones. That's good news for vehicle crews on both sides. But don't expect relief for the infantry.
The Swedish jets Ukraine could get were built to survive Russia—and that’s the point
Gripen jets, designed to outlast Soviet bombers, work well from small, dirty runways—the Ukrainian way
Desperation, war, and slots: Inside the gambling spiral consuming Ukraine’s soldiers
His petition gathered 25,000 signatures in one day. Two weeks later, Junior Sergeant Pavlo Petrychenko died defending Donetsk Oblast.
Frozen assets, hot politics: How Brussels fell for its own fear fantasy
Brussels holds €183 billion in frozen Russian assets—and Belgium wants guarantees before Ukraine can use them.
Trump finally acts after months of hesitation — Russia’s Rosneft and Lukoil now sanctioned
The US Treasury blocks all assets in the US and urges foreign banks to avoid dealings with Russia’s energy sector.
Why is Ukraine losing ground? Mobilization crisis and command failures exposed
Ukraine's military problems can no longer be ignored as mobilization failures and systemic issues lead to mounting territorial losses
Evergreens
Think 2024 was wild? Eight global forces will make 2025 even more turbulent
From middle-income traps to migration crisis, a guide to how Ukraine and democracies must navigate coming instability
Twenty-two tanks rolled to the fight. Ukraine’s drones saw—and ended their might.
Russian forces tried to avoid Ukraine's drones near Pokrovsk. But the attempt failed—and the drones wrecked an assault group.
Ukraine’s IT Army now aids drone strikes on Russian oil refineries
Once focused on disrupting Russian banks and businesses, Ukraine's volunteer hacker group is now shifting to Russian military targets, from Starlinks to CCTV cameras during long-range drone raids
Analysis
Rights expert: Zelenskyy’s Odesa decree strips citizenship with no legal recourse—and millions are at risk
Presidential decrees now override Article 25 of Ukraine's Constitution
