Overview

• The Financial Times, citing U.S. and Ukrainian officials, reports that American agencies have shared classified targeting data for months to help Ukraine plan long‑range drone and missile operations against energy facilities deep inside Russia.
• Sources say the support expanded over the summer and has included guidance on flight routes, altitude, timing and site vulnerabilities, with Kyiv selecting targets and Washington providing details to evade air defenses.
• Media analyses referenced in the reports say at least 16 of Russia’s 38 refining sites have been struck, disrupting more than one million barrels per day of capacity, curbing diesel exports and forcing fuel imports.
• The Kremlin says NATO and the United States already provide intelligence to Ukraine, while Washington is reportedly considering supplying longer‑range weapons such as Tomahawk missiles, a step Putin has warned could escalate the conflict.
• As Ukraine strikes back, Russia has intensified attacks on Ukrainian power infrastructure, with Zelenskyy citing over 3,100 drones, 92 missiles and about 1,360 glide bombs in a week, widespread outages later partially restored, and Ukraine’s army chief noting air‑defense effectiveness at roughly 74 percent.