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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 13, 2025
October 13, 2025, 7:10 pm ET Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report. Click here to see ISW's interactive map of Ukraine's offensive in...

Russia suspected in JLR cyber attack
Russia is being investigated as the possible culprit behind the cyber attack that crippled Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), according to reports first published by The Telegraph. The large-scale breach, detected on August 31, forced JLR to halt production...

Russian agents arrested in Odesa, Lviv for sabotage operations
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the National Police have detained eight Russian agents involved in sabotage operations in southern Ukraine, as well as two individuals in western Ukraine whom Russian intelligence tried to manipulate into...

Russia Steps Up Exports of US-Sanctioned LNG in Test for Trump
While the trade dispute between Washington and Beijing has intensified again in recent days, the US has so far held off on tightening measures against sanctioned Russian LNG. Trump has sought to end the war in Ukraine, and will be meeting Ukraine...

Moscow Chamber Announces 2025-2026 ArtWalk Poster Contest Winner
The Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center has announced local artist Brittany Hunt as the winner of the 2025 ArtWalk Poster Contest. Hunt’s design will represent this year’s ArtWalk season, celebrating creativity in the Palouse region....
Russian ‘terror attack’ to cost car giant $4bn
A disastrous cybersecurity failure tipped to have cost Jaguar Land Rover up to £2 billion ($4b) could be the result of Russian hacking. Media reports in the UK claim that JLR and the British government are investigating the possibility of foreign...

Russia’s Coal Industry Faces Its Harshest Reckoning in Three Decades
Sanctions, collapsing prices, and logistical strain push miners toward structural decline Russia’s coal sector — once a symbol of industrial might and regional stability — has entered its steepest crisis since the early 1990s. According to...

Russia-Ukraine war: Donald Trump weighs Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine in new push to end war
Trump threatened to deliver the Tomahawks to Kyiv if Putin continued to stifle any hope of peace talks. He has recently ramped up intelligence-sharing with Ukrainian forces to assist their long-range strikes on Russian energy targets, increasing...

Pro-Russian Hacktivist Attacking OT/ICS Devices to Steal Login Credentials
A newly identified pro-Russian hacktivist group has successfully infiltrated operational technology and industrial control systems belonging to critical infrastructure organizations, employing sophisticated techniques to steal login credentials...

Ukrainain General Warns Patriot Air Defences Are No Longer Effective Against Russian Strikes
Former Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Igor Romanenko has warned that American MIM-104 Patriot long range air defence systems being supplied to the country by NATO members can no longer provide an effective...

Vucic says has understanding with Russia on NIS, energy issues
BELGRADE, October 13. /TASS/. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has described talks with CEO of Russia’s oil major Gazprom Neft Alexander Dyukov and First Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin on energy issues and the situation around Serbia’s oil...

After sanctions on Russia and Iran, India now gets a new supplier!
After sanctions on russia and iran, india now gets a new supplier! Crude oil exports from America to india reached a two-year high last month. After US sanctions on Russian oil producers and tankers, india was looking for alternative suppliers....

Monday, October 13. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information From Ukraine
KOSTIANTYNIVKA, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 12: Fire and smoke rise from partially ruined residential building after Russian shelling on October 12, 2025 in Kostiantynivka, Ukraine. (Photo by Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images) Global...

Europe’s new magnet plant: A silver bullet for industry, climate and geopolitics?
“Narva used to be a quiet place at the end of Europe. Young people were moving away,” said Aivar Virunen, the plant’s production manager and Neo’s first employee in Narva. A lifelong resident and former machine engineer in the oil shale sector,...

Strategic Partnership in Focus: President of Turkmenistan Meets Russian Deputy Prime Minister
On 13 October 2025, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Marat Khusnullin, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation. The Russian Deputy Prime Minister expressed gratitude to the Head of Turkmenistan for the opportunity to...

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says he will discuss long-range missiles with Trump ‘for sake of peace’
Zelensky says he will discuss long-range missiles with Trump to put pressure on Putin Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky said he will be meeting the US president Donald Trump on Friday, when the two will discuss long-range missile capabilities...


US, India returning to trade talks, with focus for both sides on energy
India and the United States will resume trade talks this week in Washington, with the Trump administration seeking increased purchases of U.S. oil and gas while New Delhi wants to encourage foreign investment in its renewable and nuclear power...

US threats cast doubt on shipping emissions deal
Washington has threatened to sanction countries supporting a UN plan to cut maritime emissions - Copyright AFP Jim WATSON Pol-Malo LE BRIS An ambitious plan by the UN’s shipping agency to cut maritime emissions could be scuttled at the last minute...