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re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 8:04 am to Coeur du Tigre
Posted on 10/29/25 at 8:04 am to Coeur du Tigre
India suspends new orders for Russian oil
Artur Kryzhnyi — 28 October, 10:00
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Artur Kryzhnyi — 28 October, 10:00
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Indian oil refineries have not placed new orders for Russian oil since the imposition of fresh sanctions and are awaiting clarification from the government and suppliers.
Details: Some refineries are covering their oil needs via the spot market, according to unnamed sources who spoke on condition of anonymity as they are not authorised to speak to the media.
State-owned Indian Oil has issued a tender for crude purchases, and the Reliance Industries conglomerate has increased spot market purchases, the sources said.
The EU, UK, and US have imposed a series of sanctions on Russia over its war against Ukraine, including new US measures introduced on Thursday targeting Russia's two largest oil producers – Lukoil and Rosneft.
As reported by Reuters on Thursday, Indian refineries are preparing to sharply cut Russian oil imports to comply with the new US sanctions, which may help clear a key hurdle in trade talks with Washington.
Last week, Reliance – India's largest buyer of Russian oil – stated that it would comply with sanctions while maintaining relationships with current suppliers. Reuters also reported that the company plans to stop importing oil from Rosneft. "We have not placed orders yet for fresh cargoes and have cancelled some that were booked from traders with links to the sanctioned entities," one source said.
"We need to ensure that our purchases are not linked to sanctioned entities as banks will not facilitate payments," another source added. A separate source noted that their company is waiting to see whether it can receive shipments from non-sanctioned traders or structures.
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), India accounted for 40% of Russia's total oil exports.
Background:
The US has imposed sanctions on Russia's largest oil firms, Rosneft and Lukoil, as well as their subsidiaries.
On the morning of 23 October, the European Union formally approved its 19th package of sanctions against Russia.
Indian company Reliance Industries Ltd. has purchased millions of barrels of crude from the Middle East and the US after the US sanctioned Rosneft and Lukoil.
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Posted on 10/29/25 at 8:12 am to Coeur du Tigre
And another shoe drops... If enforced - and that's a big 'if' - this could become serious enough to force Lavrov to start talking about world peace. We'll see.
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Posted on 10/29/25 at 8:22 am to ruffleforeskin
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Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad are fully encircled.
Don't worry. According to all the experts, they're strategically unimportant cities.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 8:25 am to ruffleforeskin
What map is this from?
Posted on 10/29/25 at 8:34 am to Coeur du Tigre
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Russia making some progress in the Pokrovsk sector, and Kupiansk looks to be mostly under control. Ukraine seems to be taking back some areas in the South and making slight advances North of Myrnohad. The big question now is when will Russia troops start moving into Lyman. If it falls it will open up the path to Sloviansk. One of the last major cities still in Ukrainian hands in the region.
Russia making some progress in the Pokrovsk sector, and Kupiansk looks to be mostly under control. Ukraine seems to be taking back some areas in the South and making slight advances North of Myrnohad. The big question now is when will Russia troops start moving into Lyman. If it falls it will open up the path to Sloviansk. One of the last major cities still in Ukrainian hands in the region.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 8:36 am to LARancher1991
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Lukoil biggest asset abroad is in Iraq, 75% of West Qurna oil field
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Litasco (=Lukoil) has a 45% share in Zeeland Refinery in the Netherlands. The 55% is owned by Total.
As noted, a large percentage of these stations are held by franchises, which muddies the ownership structure.
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Lukoil will sell its foreign assets in connection with its inclusion in the US sanctions list, according to the company’s website, which provided every seventh barrel in Russian oil exports in 2024 (15%, or 36.7 million tons out of 240 million). “The company announces its intention to sell its foreign assets. Consideration of applications of potential buyers has begun.
The sale of assets is carried out in accordance with the OFAC (Management Office for the Control of Foreign Assets) for the rolling off activities, Lukoil said. The press release also notes that the company, if necessary, will ask OFAC to renew the license to “ensure the uninterrupted operation of its foreign assets.”
The consequence of this measure may be the collapse of the company’s income by “about 30 percent”, said Politico on condition of anonymity, a former top manager of Lukoil. The company will be forced to sell three oil refineries and about half of the approximately 5000 of its petrol stations worldwide, he explained. “This is the end of Lukoil,” the source said.
At the same time, there were reports of the suspension of the Teboil gas stations - the "daughter" of Lukoila in Finland and the second largest oil company in the country with a network of 400-430 filling stations.
Last week, STT reported that the Finnish oil refiner Neste suspended the supply of fuel to Teboil refueling against the backdrop of sanctions imposed against Lukoil.
At the same time, the Central Bank of Finland said that credit institutions risk falling under restrictions due to interaction with Teboil. “Anyone who cooperates with such a company [which is blacklisted by the United States] is at great risk of being sanctioned,” said Päivy Heikkinen, head of payment systems at the Bank of Finland. According to Helsingin Sanomat, gasoline at Teboilin in Finland may end within a few days.
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This post was edited on 10/29/25 at 8:46 am
Posted on 10/29/25 at 8:59 am to Coeur du Tigre
Russians face rising prices as border checks cause major delivery delays
As we predicted, because of Russia's increasing lack of foreign currency and gold, China will take over large areas of Russia without firing a shot. And when the war is over, they will take whatever they want. Who's stopping them?
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Russian consumers are likely to see prices rise as long queues of lorries have built up at the border with Kazakhstan following the introduction of tighter customs inspections. The delays are disrupting supply chains and increasing costs.
Around 10,000 vehicles are currently backed up at the border, where checkpoints can only process about 100 a day. Infrastructure at the crossings is not equipped to handle such volumes, and lorries are occupying all nearby car parks and even roadside verges.
Up to 99% of lorries heading into Russia are being inspected. High-risk categories are freight containing electronics, sanctioned goods, dual-use items and branded products."
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Background:
Earlier, Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service reported that Russian customs officials had been ordered to make up for budget shortfalls by imposing heavy fines on small importers of Chinese goods, leading to kilometre-long queues of lorries on the borders with China and Kazakhstan.
Russia's restrictions on the transit of dual-use goods have led to a sharp decline in the flow of rail freight from China to Europe.
Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service has also reported that Russia is increasingly "paying" its wartime allies in territory.
As we predicted, because of Russia's increasing lack of foreign currency and gold, China will take over large areas of Russia without firing a shot. And when the war is over, they will take whatever they want. Who's stopping them?
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Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:00 am to ruffleforeskin
Can you link the article/map please?
This post was edited on 10/29/25 at 9:07 am
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:39 am to bucknut
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Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad are fully encircled.
Don't worry. According to all the experts, they're strategically unimportant cities.
Someone should have told Ukraine that
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:40 am to doubleb
Putin shifts Russia to year-round conscription after 346,000 losses (so far) in 2025.
And as there is always a lie with anything Putin does, here's the distortion upon which the national denial can be maintained:
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The new legislation requires military enlistment offices to process recruits continuously throughout the year, eliminating seasonal breaks.
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According to a new law, Russia will no longer have breaks between conscription campaigns, UNIAN reports.
According to the document, military enlistment offices now have the right to conduct medical examinations, psychological testing, and draft board meetings continuously, from 1 January to 31 December.
Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that in 2025, Russia lost 346,000 military personnel, both killed and wounded, per Axios. According to him, this is approximately the same number that Moscow mobilized during this year.
And as there is always a lie with anything Putin does, here's the distortion upon which the national denial can be maintained:
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At the same time, conscripts will be sent to their service locations twice a year: in spring (1 April to 15 July) and fall (1 October to 31 December).
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Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:48 am to bucknut
The cities themselves, yea are worthless. The roads in and out and the location of these cities are very important.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 10:12 am to LARancher1991
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What map is this from?
ruffle is a Russian dude we haven't seen in sometime. Made up for Putin to think he's winning.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 10:15 am to CitizenK
So he's a poor man's JB it seems 
Posted on 10/29/25 at 10:17 am to bucknut
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Don't worry. According to all the experts, they're strategically unimportant cities.
A year ago it was way more valuable as a transportation hub to supply areas now occupied by Russia.
But the dude is a Russian and his info as valuable as a foreskin.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 10:24 am to cypher
russia has been attacking Kupiansk directly for approximately 1 year
Joint Forces Task Force refute Putin's claims of Ukrainian troops being encircled in Kupiansk
STANISLAV POHORILOV — 29 October, 16:15
Ukraine's Joint Forces Task Force has stated that heavy fighting continues in the city of Kupiansk and its outskirts in Kharkiv Oblast, but reports of Ukrainian troops being encircled there are false.
Source: Joint Forces Task Force on Telegram
Quote: "Heavy fighting is ongoing in Kupiansk and its outskirts, and the enemy's fighters are trying to gain a foothold in the northern part of the city. However, any claims about the 'encirclement' of Ukrainian troops there are fiction and fantasy, not based on any factual data on the ground."
Details: The Joint Forces noted that Russian ruler Vladimir Putin, by making false statements, "has once again made himself a laughing stock, repeating the lies of his own generals – lies that even his loyal audience and Russian elites can no longer believe".
Earlier, Putin falsely claimed that Ukrainian troops in the cities of Kupiansk and Pokrovsk were blocked and encircled.
The Kremlin leader said that "Ukraine's political leadership must make a decision regarding the fate of its citizens who are encircled… just as they once did in Azovstal".
Ukrainska Pravda
Joint Forces Task Force refute Putin's claims of Ukrainian troops being encircled in Kupiansk
STANISLAV POHORILOV — 29 October, 16:15
Ukraine's Joint Forces Task Force has stated that heavy fighting continues in the city of Kupiansk and its outskirts in Kharkiv Oblast, but reports of Ukrainian troops being encircled there are false.
Source: Joint Forces Task Force on Telegram
Quote: "Heavy fighting is ongoing in Kupiansk and its outskirts, and the enemy's fighters are trying to gain a foothold in the northern part of the city. However, any claims about the 'encirclement' of Ukrainian troops there are fiction and fantasy, not based on any factual data on the ground."
Details: The Joint Forces noted that Russian ruler Vladimir Putin, by making false statements, "has once again made himself a laughing stock, repeating the lies of his own generals – lies that even his loyal audience and Russian elites can no longer believe".
Earlier, Putin falsely claimed that Ukrainian troops in the cities of Kupiansk and Pokrovsk were blocked and encircled.
The Kremlin leader said that "Ukraine's political leadership must make a decision regarding the fate of its citizens who are encircled… just as they once did in Azovstal".
Ukrainska Pravda
Posted on 10/29/25 at 4:30 pm to cypher
Significant - Rus advance towards Lyman confirmed by ISW.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 6:13 pm to Coeur du Tigre
20 years ago, Lukoil had a terminal near NYC and its stations or in the NE US. They had approached the owner of the former Mississippi Ethanol plant on the south side of the refinery in Belle Chasse to build a terminal there to receive gasoline and diesel.
The attempt to restart the ethanol plant went bankrupt a few years later. I can tell stories about that, and I personally was screwed out of profit when I bid for some spiral exchangers there. The owners threw more stuff into it for someone else that I was unaware of. It was debtor in possession bankruptcy. It was the site of the demonstration of Kevin Costner's crappy flimsy centrifuges for the BP Macondo oil spill. Costner made millions selling a few dozen to BP to shut him up. Last I heard they were still sitting in crates in a warehouse in Houma. Then again it's Plaquemines Parish so you MUST expect corruption is involved.
The attempt to restart the ethanol plant went bankrupt a few years later. I can tell stories about that, and I personally was screwed out of profit when I bid for some spiral exchangers there. The owners threw more stuff into it for someone else that I was unaware of. It was debtor in possession bankruptcy. It was the site of the demonstration of Kevin Costner's crappy flimsy centrifuges for the BP Macondo oil spill. Costner made millions selling a few dozen to BP to shut him up. Last I heard they were still sitting in crates in a warehouse in Houma. Then again it's Plaquemines Parish so you MUST expect corruption is involved.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 6:17 pm to LARancher1991
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So he's a poor man's JB it seems
He used to post here when things were not going Russia's way to try to show the opposite was happening.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 8:24 pm to bucknut
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Don't worry. According to all the experts, they're strategically unimportant cities.
Right now, estimates are that it would take Russia until 2256 to take all of the Ukraine. Let me repeat that date:
2256.
It is going to take Russia until past midway point of the 23rd Century to take all of the Ukraine.
FORBES: RUSSIA SUCKS AND IS NOT GOING TO WIN UNTIL 2256
So, yeah
I stand by my statement that Pokrovsk or Myrnohrad are pretty unimportant.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:09 pm to Coeur du Tigre
America can supply that oil to replace Russian exports...
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