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Nuclear-armed state waging full-scale war on Ukraine; permanent UN Security Council member with energy leverage.

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#30 22 Oct

Shifted its drone salvoes towards jet-powered Shaheds

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russian jet drones reach half of salvoes
#15 21 Oct
#30 21 Oct

Advanced at several points on the front

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: DeepState logs five days of Russian gains
#19 21 Oct

Ringed its Geran factory with air defences

Drones: Industry & Defence: Russia rings Alabuga with air defences
#19 21 Oct
Deployed to→AAlabuga
“fortified”
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
#30 20 Oct
#30 20 Oct

Attacked Black Sea shipping and Ukraine's land crossings

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Kallas counts €60m a day in lost exports
#182 20 Oct

Sent its foreign minister to Tehran

Iran Conflict 2026: Lavrov and Munir visit Tehran in 2 days
#17 19 Oct

Launched the ballistic-missile strike on Kyiv

Data Centres: Boom and Backlash: Russia ruins Datagroup's Kyiv data hall
#30 19 Oct

Recorded annual inflation of 7.15% on 19 October

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russian inflation stands at 7.15% a year
#30 18 Oct

Shipped 3.13m barrels a day of seaborne crude in the week to 18 October

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia's crude exports drop to March low
#19 18 Oct
#15 17 Oct

Hosted both affected companies

Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences: FirstVDS loses client data via VMmanager
#29 17 Oct
Advanced near→DDonbas
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#29 17 Oct
Advanced in→BBilytske
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#29 17 Oct
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#29 16 Oct

Faced a 500% duty that the same order waived

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Trump waives Graham Act's Russia tariffs
#29 15 Oct

Fired more than 850 drones at 15 Ukrainian regions

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia fires 850 drones across Ukraine
#181 15 Oct

Joined the consensus on the statement

Iran Conflict 2026: UN Council rebukes Houthis, not Iran
#29 15 Oct
Declared by←VZVolodymyr Zelenskyy
“declared energy ceasefire over with”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#29 15 Oct
Attacked→KRKryvyi Rih
“drone attack killed three in”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#29 15 Oct
Attacked→UUkraine
“fired more than 850 drones at”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#29 15 Oct
Reported on by←USUnmanned Systems Forces
“reported stopping 536 drones from”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#29 14 Oct

Faced higher forecast inflation and deficits

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Bank of Russia poll sees 7.1% inflation
#29 14 Oct
Reported on by←CBCentral Bank of Russia
“published analyst survey raising inflation forecast for”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#29 13 Oct
#29 13 Oct
Criticised by←UVUrsula von der Leyen
“called black sea another front of russian war”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#29 13 Oct
Attacked→KKyiv
“hit civilian infrastructure with five ballistic missiles”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#29 13 Oct
Accused by←ASAndrii Sybiha
“blamed for drone attacks on ships”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#29 13 Oct
Supplied→MMorocco
“diesel cargo from primorsk sailed for”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#15 12 Oct

Mentioned in: Fridge hack spoils food across Europe

Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences
#28 12 Oct

Faced nearly 1,600 new EU listings

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: EU ministers add nearly 1,600 Russia sanctions listings
#28 12 Oct
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#28 11 Oct

Received Kyiv's refinery-for-grid offer

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Zelenskyy ties elections to a ceasefire
#15 10 Oct

Denied plague and any biosafety incident through its IHR focal point

Pandemics and Biosecurity: WHO queries Russia on Irkutsk lab death
#28 10 Oct

Struck Ukraine's power lines and bombed a Zaporizhzhia apartment block

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russian strikes cut Ukraine's grid links
#28 10 Oct
Attacked→ZZaporizhzhia
“bombed”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#181 9 Oct
#28 9 Oct

Gained a licensed US outlet for its diesel

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: OFAC opens US market to Russian diesel
#28 9 Oct
Offered strike halt to by←VZVolodymyr Zelenskyy
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#28 9 Oct
Licensed diesel imports from by←OOFAC
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#28 8 Oct
Attacked→SSumy
“struck energy facility in”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#28 4 Oct
Claimed refining damage in by←UMUkraine's Ministry of Defence
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#14 30 Sept

Mentioned in: Ransomware crews' claims fall to 815

Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences
#180 29 Sept

Blocked renewal of the mandate on 17 September 2026

Iran Conflict 2026: Treasury names 10 Iran missile suppliers
#14 29 Sept
#28 28 Sept
#28 28 Sept
#28 18 Sept

Faced tariffs on the buyers of its crude and gas

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Trump signs Graham Russia sanctions law
#28 18 Sept
#179 17 Sept

Vetoed the renewal, arguing the E3 never validly triggered snapback

Iran Conflict 2026: Russia and China kill Iran's UN monitor
#180 17 Sept
Blocked renewal of the monitoring mandate→UNUnited Nations Consolidated Sanctions List
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#179 14 Sept
#27 13 Sept

imported the fuel and ran the deficit

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Budget revenue rises as oil and gas receipts fall
#13 12 Sept

Lost a one-way-attack USV

Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea: Ukrainian USV destroys a Russian USV
#27 10 Sept
Generals requested troops from→VPVladimir Putin
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#177 8 Sept

Voted against the referral resolution

Iran Conflict 2026: IAEA Board sends Iran's file to New York
#27 29 Aug

extended the export ban

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Moscow rolls the fuel export ban to 30 September
#27 17 Aug
#26 2 Aug

Left its diesel export quota study unresolved while Novak focused on OPEC+ diplomacy

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Novak chairs OPEC+; diesel study waits
#22 1 Aug
#26 1 Aug

Gained record-low ground despite record missile expenditure

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia fired most, gained least in July
#26 31 Jul

Financed its war deficit through its central bank rather than its banks

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Banks stopped buying Russia's war debt
#26 30 Jul

Fired the missile that crossed into Polish territory during a strike on Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Missile fell in Poland, Warsaw ready
#26 30 Jul

Occupied the peninsula where the tourist season collapsed

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Crimea lost its summer to the blackouts
#22 28 Jul
#17 27 Jul
#12 26 Jul
#22 25 Jul
Ruled by←ANAlexander Novak
“tied diesel export ban to market recovery”
European Oil Markets · source event
#22 24 Jul
#26 24 Jul

Continued exporting crude without a renewed US waiver

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Treasury rolled over a sale clock, not the crude waiver
#25 23 Jul
#11 23 Jul

Mentioned in: Zimbra preview leaks mail to Russia

Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences
#12 22 Jul
#159 19 Jul

Named in reporting ISW says the cover narrative counters

Iran Conflict 2026: Mentioned in: ISW reads Iran's thanks as cover
#24 15 Jul
#25 15 Jul
#23 13 Jul
#26 13 Jul
#16 13 Jul
#23 11 Jul

Ukraine's strikes move to the Azov

Russia-Ukraine War 2026
#23 11 Jul

Fired 121 drones and 12 missiles at Ukraine overnight

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Overnight barrage shifts no front line
#16 9 Jul

Cut diesel and gasoil loadings to 234 kbd for 1-10 July

European Oil Markets: Diesel crack and Hormuz premium stack
#10 9 Jul

NCSC names FSB Centre 16 over routers

Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences
#23 8 Jul

Banned diesel exports abroad to protect domestic supply

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Moscow bans its own diesel exports
#17 8 Jul
#23 8 Jul
#14 6 Jul

Continued budgeting on a $59 benchmark despite the wider discount to Brent

European Oil Markets: Urals stalls; the discount blows to $20
#14 5 Jul

Took a matching 62,000 b/d August allocation increase

European Oil Markets: OPEC+ adds barrels it won't pump
#13 3 Jul
#22 1 Jul
#143 30 Jun

Sent Dmitry Medvedev as Vladimir Putin's personal envoy to the funeral

Iran Conflict 2026: No Europeans on the guest list
#23 30 Jun
#14 29 Jun
#12 26 Jun

Faced proposed new service-layer designations and a frozen $44.10 price cap

European Oil Markets: EU targets shadow fleet's service layer
#22 26 Jun

Freed 160 Ukrainian soldiers in the exchange

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia and Ukraine each free 160 soldiers
#22 26 Jun
#22 24 Jun

Weighed a mobilisation wave timed after the Duma elections

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia eyes a quiet October call-up
#21 23 Jun
#21 23 Jun

Fired an Iskander ballistic missile at Kryvyi Rih on 23 June, killing three

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Iskander kills three in Kryvyi Rih
#21 23 Jun
#21 23 Jun

Imposed petrol sales restrictions in at least 15 regions by 23 June

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Fuel rationing hits 15 Russian regions
#21 20 Jun
#21 20 Jun
#21 20 Jun

Struck Dnipro dam and Preobrazhensky bridges with guided bombs on 20-21 June

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Bridges cut on Kherson's east bank
#13 20 Jun
#21 20 Jun

Lost refining capacity at its deepest point yet targeted

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Ukraine hits Siberia, 2,000 km deep
#133 19 Jun
#21 19 Jun
#10 18 Jun

Earned $11-22/bbl above the frozen G7 cap on Western-serviced barrels

European Oil Markets: Sanctions vice tightens on Russian crude
#21 18 Jun

Scrambled approximately 555 drones in defence of Moscow

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Drone strike shuts Kapotnya near Moscow
#9 17 Jun

Lost Western vessel-services cover on seaborne crude as GL 134C expired

European Oil Markets: GL 134C lapsed clean, no successor
#20 17 Jun

Faced the lapse of the third consecutive 30-day waiver with no replacement

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: US crude waiver lapses 17 June
#8 17 Jun
#19 16 Jun
#20 16 Jun

Lost its fuel-supply leverage over Ukraine's VVER reactors via the Urenco deal

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: UK uranium deal cuts Russia's fuel lever
#20 15 Jun

Denied striking the Dormition Cathedral and claimed a malfunctioning Patriot caused the fire

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Iskander gap exposes the Patriot shortage
#20 14 Jun

Launched 611 drones and 70 missiles at Ukraine overnight 14-15 June

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia torches the Lavra in night barrage
#20 11 Jun

Launched 85 Shahed-type drones at Kharkiv, Donetsk and Odesa on 11 June

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: 85 Shaheds hit Kharkiv before big strike
#11 8 Jun
#19 7 Jun
#19 7 Jun

Front stalls as death toll climbs

Russia-Ukraine War 2026
#19 7 Jun

mounted North Korean Type-75 MLRS on autonomous UGV platforms

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: North Korean rockets on Russian robots
#119 6 Jun

Proposed HEU custodian; self-described mediator between US, Iran and Israel

Iran Conflict 2026: Putin renews HEU offer at SPIEF
#3 6 Jun
#19 5 Jun
#5 4 Jun

Overproduced quota by 200-500kbd via non-Hormuz pipeline and Baltic routes

European Oil Markets: OPEC+ to vote barrels it can't pump
#6 4 Jun

admitted output declining; jet-fuel export ban runs to November 2026

European Oil Markets: Rubio signals end of Russian oil waivers
#6 3 Jun

Sent official birthday solidarity message to Raúl Castro

Cuba Dispatch: Russia, China fete indicted Raúl Castro
#19 2 Jun

fired 656 drones and 73 missiles at Ukraine overnight 1-2 June

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia barrage collapses a Dnipro block
#18 2 Jun
#8 1 Jun
#21 1 Jun

Credited delayed FX proceeds and gold into the NWF to cover H1 revenue shortfall

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia raids reserves to cover deficit
#20 1 Jun
#6 1 Jun
#11 29 May
#18 28 May
#110 27 May

Rejected as custodian by Trump despite Putin's 21 May Beijing pitch

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump vetoes Iran's only uranium exit
#18 26 May
#18 25 May
#18 25 May

issued first formal evacuation demand directed at US personnel in Kyiv

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Lavrov tells US to leave Kyiv now
#18 24 May

fired two Oreshnik IRBMs in the first dual launch of the war

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia fires first dual Oreshnik salvo
#18 24 May

completed the 1,000-prisoner transfer agreed at Istanbul Round 1

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: War's biggest prisoner swap is completed
#18 22 May
#18 21 May

cited the Starobilsk strike as formal justification for the 24 May Oreshnik barrage

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Ukraine kills 65 drone cadets at Snizhne
#17 20 May
#17 19 May

Imposed gasoline export ban through 31 July 2026

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: ISW Logs Third Straight Net-Loss Week for Russia
#103 19 May

Joined the UNSC condemnation of nuclear-plant strikes alongside China

Iran Conflict 2026: UNSC at Barakah: red line invoked
#10 19 May
#17 17 May
#1 16 May
#17 16 May

Sent Putin aide Medinsky to lead Istanbul delegation, held territorial precondition

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Istanbul Talks End in an Hour, No Territory
#16 16 May
#17 15 May
#16 13 May

Launched approximately 800 drones targeting 20 Ukrainian regions

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: 800 drones as Trump calls peace close
#16 12 May

Blocked exchange completion despite receiving Ukraine's submitted lists on 10 May

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Prisoner swap announced but not delivered
#4 11 May
#94 10 May

Maintained uranium-custody offer and reframed blame for its collapse onto the US

Iran Conflict 2026: Putin blames Washington for killing uranium deal
#16 9 May

Maintained unchanged territorial demands while issuing verbal peace signals

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Putin: war ending, summit needs treaty first
#16 9 May

Estimated to have suffered 352,000 military deaths by end-2025 via statistical excess mortality methodology

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Mediazona: 352,000 Russian soldiers killed by end-2025
#16 8 May

Recorded Q1 deficit exceeding full-year target while federal spending rose 15.7% YoY

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia oil revenue -38% as Q1 deficit hits ceiling
#16 8 May

Declared unilateral ceasefire for 8-9 May and launched drone and artillery exchanges throughout

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Three Ukraine ceasefires collapse in eight days
#16 3 May

Suffered net 116 km² territorial loss in April 2026 despite gross 28.28 km² gain figure

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia's first net territorial loss since Kursk
#11 2 May

Recorded 117% YoY rise in combined aviation and drone output in April 2026

Drones: Industry & Defence: Russian drone output up 117% in April
#1 1 May

Increased Russian-flagged shadow-fleet share from 3% to 21% in nine months

European Oil Markets: Russian-flag shadow fleet share hits 21%
#85 30 Apr

Participated in the OPEC+ Seven 206,000 bpd June production increase

Iran Conflict 2026: OPEC+ Seven agree 206k bpd June increase
#11 30 Apr
#15 28 Apr
#2 28 Apr
#80 25 Apr

Called US naval blockade of Iran unlawful at Kremlin meeting

Iran Conflict 2026: Putin receives Araghchi at the Kremlin
#5 25 Apr

Delivered first domestically assembled Arc7 carrier in January 2026, building domestic replacement capacity

European Energy Markets: EU 20th package would block Arc7 dry-dock servicing
#1 24 Apr

EU bans Russian LNG from 25 April

Russia-Ukraine War 2026
#2 25 Apr
Banned by←EUEuropean Union
“imposed short term lng import ban”
European Energy Markets · source event
#7 21 Apr
#73 19 Apr

Retained legal cover for seaborne-oil transactions through 16 May

Iran Conflict 2026: Russia GL-134B extended as Iran GL-U lapses
#73 19 Apr
Extended seaborne oil licence by←UTUS Treasury
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#73 19 Apr
Extended seaborne oil licence by←OOFAC
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#74 19 Apr
Authorised by←OOFAC
“extended seaborne oil waiver for”
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#6 17 Apr

Found to depend on US-sourced chips for the majority of its autonomous drone ecosystem

Drones: Industry & Defence: CSIS: Russia's AI drones run mostly on US chips
#6 17 Apr
“published analysis of drone supply chain”
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
#6 17 Apr
Reported on by←NNvidia
“supplied chip module used by”
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
#2 15 Apr

Cleared day-ahead power at EUR 71.91/MWh on 15 April, up 148% in two sessions

European Energy Markets: Spain power jumps 148% in two days on low wind
#70 15 Apr

Offered to take custody of Iran's enriched uranium through Rosatom

Iran Conflict 2026: Enrichment talks haggle over ruined kit
#1 15 Apr

Mentioned in: OFAC turns IP law on Operation Zero

Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences
#13 16 Apr
Published by←MMediazona
“verified 209000 russian deaths”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#13 16 Apr
Sanctioned by←UTUS Treasury
“revoked crude export waiver”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#2 15 Apr
Sanctioned by←ECEuropean Commission
“required non russian origin certification”
European Energy Markets · source event
#13 14 Apr

Launched 324-drone barrage at Ukraine overnight 14-15 April

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia fires 324 drones at Ukraine post-truce
#10 14 Apr
#67 13 Apr

refused to join US blockade of Iranian ports

Iran Conflict 2026: UK leads 40-nation rival coalition against blockade
#1 13 Apr

Cleared day-ahead power at EUR 29/MWh due to renewables displacing gas from merit order

European Energy Markets: Power prices split €131 north-south
#13 14 Apr
Attacked→CCherkasy
“drone strike killed child”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#13 14 Apr
Attacked→DDnipro
“drone strike killed five”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#13 14 Apr
Attacked→UUkraine
“struck with 324 drones”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#13 13 Apr
“assessed spring offensive stalled at fortress belt”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#13 13 Apr
Reported on by←UGUkrainian General Staff
“logged 10721 russian violations”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#13 11 Apr
Negotiated with←UUkraine
“completed prisoner exchange 175 each”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#12 11 Apr
Authorised by←OOFAC
“expired crude transaction waiver”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#13 11 Apr
“mediated prisoner exchange”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#12 10 Apr
Published by←MMediazona
“confirmed 208755 verified military deaths”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#12 9 Apr
Published by←RRUSI
“published research on russian oil export resilience”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#12 7 Apr
“proposed mutual energy ceasefire”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#12 6 Apr
Operated→VVysotsk
“rerouted crude exports through vysotsk”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#11 5 Apr
Supplied→HHungary
“supplies gas via turkstream”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#11 5 Apr
Reported on by←UGUkrainian General Staff
“reported 1303550 cumulative russian casualties”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#2 5 Apr
Operated→TTurkey
“agreed joint pipeline protection framework”
European Energy Markets · source event
#11 4 Apr
Withdrew→UUkraine
“demanded ukrainian withdrawal from donetsk”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#11 4 Apr
Attacked→UUkraine
“stalled spring offensive against fortress belt”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#11 4 Apr
Attacked by←UUkraine
“intercepted shaheds at 500km range”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#4 3 Apr
Supplied→IIran
“transferred drone technology to”
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
#11 3 Apr
Attacked→FBFortress Belt
“failed to breach fortress belt defences”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#11 3 Apr
Attacked by←UUkraine
“struck baltic oil export terminals”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#11 3 Apr
Reported on by←BBloomberg
“reported 70pct april revenue jump”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#11 3 Apr
Attacked→UUkraine
“sustained multi sector offensive at 1500 days”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#11 3 Apr
Priced→UUrals
“earned windfall revenue on urals price spike”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#11 2 Apr
“issued 10year operating licences for occupied plant”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#1 31 Mar
Supplied→CCuba
“supplied oil in defiance of us sanctions to”
Cuba Dispatch · source event
#11 19 Mar
Authorised by←OOFAC
“issued gl134a waiver authorising russian crude transactions”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#11 18 Mar
Deployed to→IIran
“shipped geran2 drones food and satellite intelligence”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#1 18 Mar
Sanctioned by←UTUS Treasury
“maintained sanctions carve out against”
Cuba Dispatch · source event
#11 4 Mar
Damaged by←MVMagura V5
“disabled russian lng carrier in mediterranean”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#11 4 Mar
Attacked by←UUkraine
“struck russian lng carrier in mediterranean”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#2 1 Mar
Supplied→EUEuropean Union
“supplied front loaded lng ahead of ban”
European Energy Markets · source event