President Vladimir Putin signed a decree under which strategic joint-stock companies and their subsidiaries may comply with foreign legal requirements only with the prior consent of an authorized federal body. The new rules took effect on October 15.
Kyiv can no longer receive electricity from three thermal power plants, Ekonomichna Pravda reports, warning of winter outages of up to 20 hours a day.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Vladimir Zelensky's stance on the diesel deal is a direct and rude challenge to US President Donald Trump, and noted Moscow's readiness for honest talks on Ukraine.
Ukraine's military attempted a mass overnight attack on a refinery in Ryazan; falling drone debris caused a fire at the plant, with no casualties reported, according to the Defense Ministry and Governor Pavel Malkov.
Ryazan Region governor Pavel Malkov said a refinery was damaged in a massive drone attack; a warehouse and cars at another enterprise in Ryazan were also damaged, with no preliminary reports of casualties.
According to the Russian military department, a night strike hit port infrastructure in Izmail, Odesa region, used to supply the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The British newspaper Telegraph reports that Ukrainian military personnel are being forced to abandon drone missions after SpaceX reduced Starlink speeds for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Elon Musk said satellite communications serve only civilian and defensive purposes, and clarified that Starshield is owned by the US government. This came in response to a post by former Ukrainian Defense Minister Fedorov, while a Zelensky adviser complained about reduced Starlink speeds for the Ukrainian military.
Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said Ukrainian forces attempted to attack two oil refineries in the Saratov and Ryazan regions on Wednesday, as Trump accused Zelensky of ignoring Washington's requests not to strike Russian refineries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting on cybersecurity.
Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said protection of oil refineries is being strengthened and the fuel market situation has returned to normal.
Sergey Beskrestnov said SpaceX capped Starlink speed for Ukrainian forces at 100 mph, disrupting operations, amid US warnings of possible intelligence-sharing halt.
A temporary deployment point of Ukrainian reconnaissance troops was destroyed in the village of Brazhniki near Kharkiv, Russian security structures told RIA Novosti.
Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said the republic cannot ban the transit of Russian grain or raise the fee for using its railway infrastructure by 300 percent, since those powers belong to the European Union.
The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces struck a logistics warehouse storing drones in Kyiv region, a vessel in the Bug Estuary and targets in Kyiv.
Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine did not receive intelligence about the launch of ballistic missiles toward Kyiv, while Ukraine's Air Force reported detecting the targets over the city.
According to data from Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin's social media, analyzed by RIA Novosti, 417 UAVs flew toward the Moscow region from evening until Tuesday morning; most were neutralized at long range, 65 near the capital.
A Roscongress report says NATO countries intend to saturate their forces with inexpensive offensive weapons of various ranges.
US President Donald Trump said Vladimir Zelensky should focus on concluding a deal with Russia rather than talking about it, and should meet with Vladimir Putin.
Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said diesel fuel supplies to the domestic market remain a priority for Russia. He also reported readiness to export diesel and talks with the United States.
The Russian Defense Ministry said Russian forces struck two vessels carrying military cargo for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a ship heading to the port of Nikolayev, and a Nova Poshta logistics center.
The conflict in Yemen is escalating: the Houthis have seized strategic territory, including the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Saudi Arabia is trying to draw in allies but faces refusals. The escalation threatens global consequences.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Vladimir Zelensky does not deserve a respite on the battlefield and commented on a possible energy truce.
Digital Development Minister Maksut Shadayev said authorities are working to protect data centers from strikes from Ukraine and called the attack on Yandex unprecedented.
The Defense Ministry announced the creation of a platform for training military-purpose neural networks; more than 40 organizations have connected to the service, and security is provided by certified protection tools.