Overview

• The Wall Street Journal and Reuters report that Washington has authorized providing intelligence to help Ukraine conduct long‑range strikes on energy infrastructure inside Russia, with broader long‑range weapons still under discussion.
• G7 finance ministers pledged to maximize pressure on Russian oil exports, target buyers and sanctions evaders, and consider curbing remaining imports and refined products linked to Russian crude.
• Ukraine’s General Staff recorded 158 combat engagements in the last 24 hours, with the heaviest fighting on the Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka axes and thousands of artillery and drone attacks across the front.
• Russian strikes damaged transport and power infrastructure, including a hit on a rail depot in Odesa that injured a train driver, while Ukrenergo reported outages in several regions with the toughest conditions in Sumy and Chernihiv.
• Ukraine’s energy ministry warned of nuclear and radiological risks as the Russian‑held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant remains disconnected from Ukraine’s grid and reliant on emergency diesel generators since September 23.