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Ukraine November 2025
US sanctions on Russian oil giants — analysis of impact on India (LINK) 13 November 2025
— On October 22, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on Russia’s two oil giants: Rosneft and Lukoil, and their subsidiaries. The current round of sanctions is more severe than previous measures. This is evident in the immediate five to six percent spike in global oil prices within days of their announcement. In India, the threat of secondary sanctions is likely to worry large oil corporations, leading to a reduction in Russian oil purchases. The effectiveness of the U.S. sanctions also lies in their control over global payment systems and financial infrastructure. To mitigate this vulnerability, India must develop alternatives across sectors—particularly in technology and logistics.
Kyiv targets Russia's energy supply after massive attack on Ukraine power grid (LINK) 9 November 2025
— Several Ukrainian regions suffered power outages on Sunday after Russia launched what the state grid operator called the "most massive strike" against Ukraine's power plants since the beginning of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of the country. Kyiv responded with a counterattack of drones overnight into Sunday, targeting energy infrastructure and leaving the Russian city of Voronezh and around 20,000 people without electricity, Reuters and AFP reported.
Russia carries out 'massive strike' on Ukraine, killing at least 4 and injuring 26: The Ukrainian Air Force said that Russia overnight had launched 503 projectiles (LINK) 8 November 2025
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 8, 2025 (LINK) 8 November 2025
Russia tightens pressure on strategic Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk (LINK) 7 November 2025
Russian soldier gets life in prison in Ukraine for battlefield execution (LINK) 6 November 2025
— It's the first time Ukraine has imprisoned a person on such charges. The court found Dmitry Kurashov, 27, a rifleman in the Storm-V assault unit of Russia's 127th Motorized Rifle Division composed of convicts who signed up to fight for the Kremlin in Ukraine in exchange for their release from prison back home, shot and killed unarmed Ukrainian serviceman Vitaliy Hodnyuk at point-blank range.
Ukrainian drones reach deep inside Russia as battle for key city rages on (LINK) 4 November 2025
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,349 (LINK) 4 November 2025
— Russia said on Monday that its troops had advanced in the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, an important transport and logistics hub that they have been trying to capture for more than a year, but Ukraine said its forces were holding on.
— Zelenskyy announced that Kyiv will set up offices for arms exports and joint weapons production in Berlin and Copenhagen this year.
— EC said in a draft text that Kyiv needed to make more progress on judicial independence, fighting organised crime and respecting civil society.
— Zelenskyy said Ukraine still needs to raise $750m to secure gas imports for the upcoming winter.
