Overview

• Multiple outlets citing the Financial Times report that U.S. agencies have shared detailed intelligence and operational guidance for Ukrainian long‑range strikes on Russian refineries and other energy sites.
• Sources say the support intensified over the summer after a shift in Washington’s posture, with input on routes, altitude, timing and target vulnerabilities to help drones evade Russian air defenses.
• Ukrainian attacks have struck at least 16 of Russia’s 38 refineries, disrupting more than one million barrels per day of capacity and contributing to fuel shortages, export curbs and increased imports from Belarus and China.
• President Donald Trump told reporters he may supply Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine to increase pressure on Moscow, describing the option as a “new step of aggression” he is prepared to threaten if the war does not end.
• The Kremlin warned that deeper U.S. involvement and possible Tomahawk deliveries would be a dangerous escalation, as Russia escalates mass strikes on Ukraine’s power infrastructure and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges more air-defense support.