Ukraine: The Latest Ukraine strikes elite Russian unit on Black Sea oil rig & rescues camel from overrun Russian position
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Nov 4, 2025 In this discussion, Stephanie Baker, a Senior Writer at Bloomberg and sanctions expert, dives into the critical impact of U.S. sanctions on Russia's oil giants, Lukoil and Rosneft. She highlights how these restrictions have prompted significant changes in oil imports from countries like China and India. Stephanie also explains the unique strength of U.S. sanctions over EU measures and discusses the potential for Russia's shadow fleet to evade these economic pressures. The conversation wraps up with an intriguing tale of Ukrainian forces rescuing a Bactrian camel from Russian control.
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Rubicon Drone Group Intensifies Donbass Fight
- Russian Rubicon drone specialists appear redeployed to the Donbass, intensifying local attacks and logistics disruption.
- Dom Nicholls suggests this consolidation explains sharper Russian drone effects around Pokrovsk and Kursk.
Strikes Reach Far Inside Russia
- Ukrainian strikes penetrated deep into Russian territory, hitting refineries and a petrochemical plant across multiple oblasts.
- Dom notes many reported Russian shoot-downs overstated actual intercepts given visible strikes and fires.
Black Sea Strike And US Surveillance Surge
- Ukraine claims it struck an elite Russian unit on the Sivash drilling rig, and footage shows the rig was hit.
- Multiple ISR flights by US P-8A, CL-600 Artemis and RC-135 increased surveillance over the Black Sea at the same time.
