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Drones have attacked oil refinery in Saratov

Ruslan Kravchenko submitted his resignation from the position of Prosecutor General

Investigators discovered nine more improvised explosive devices close to high-voltage lines near the Graustein substation, raising the total number of such recovered devices in Saxony, Eastern Germany, to 21. These devices were reportedly targeted at disrupting the regional power grid. - WELT

Iran says it will announce a new restricted zone in the Gulf and new shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days, according to Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei. Iran said ships entering the restricted zone would be added to a sanctions list. - Reuters

UAE Presidential Diplomatic Advisor Anwar Gargash: The UAE is developing alternative energy export and trade routes to avoid being disrupted by the conflict with Iran. Our ⁠energy exports will not be held hostage, nor will our ​trade and economic activity. A functional relationship with ‌Iran ⁠can and must be restored, but rebuilding trust is another matter. Rebuilding trust with Iran could take decades

Zelensky: Ukraine targeted an oil refinery in Ryazan and oil processing facilities in Perm and Tatarstan inside Russia

Oil refinery in Ryazan was attacked with drones

For unknown reasons, a number of main electricity substations in Kuwait went out of service, which led to power outages in a number of areas in the governorates of Hawalli and Mubarak Al-Kabeer.

US State Department: Sanctions imposed on a Turkish bank to cut off Iran from the global financial system

A fire at a refinery in Sochi could lead to a worsening fuel situation in the city, said Veniamin Kondratyev, head of the Krasnodar Territory

Power blackout in Kramatorsk

Drones have attacked chemical plant in Sterlitamak, Bashkiria

Drones have attacked oil depot in Sochi

A suspected sabotage attempt was reported at a substation in Dormagen-Gohr, Germany, where police found improvised devices with timers and wires aimed at high-voltage lines. The devices was not activated. - WDR/BILD

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Germany's power grid has suffered a second, major physical attack Saboteurs in North Rhine-Westphalia knocked 4,200 MW of RWE baseload capacity offline, sending intraday power prices surging to €4,500/MWh

A large fire broke out inside the Khabat power plant in Erbil province, northern Iraq.

Electric arcing after suspected sabotage at German substation Rommerskirchen 380/220 kV 50 Hz

US Treasury Secretary: China refused to join the G20 finance ministers' statement

Russia still needs to repair 10% of its damaged oil refineries, Putin said.

The Russian Armed Forces have been given instructions to prepare and launch strikes against Ukrainian energy facilities, Putin stated.

Israel threatens the United Kingdom with retaliation in case of British sanctions

US Treasury Secretary: We see signs of financial collapse in Iran

Cuba's top diplomat in Washington, Lianys Torres Rivera, says official dialogue with the US has come to a "complete standstill," with the two sides unable to agree on even a basic agenda. She accuses the Trump administration of refusing to discuss commerce or diplomacy despite worsening humanitarian conditions from US sanctions, including rising infant mortality and preventable deaths. Torres Rivera rejected claims that Cuba threatens US national security or fosters anti-American dissent, saying Havana wants a relationship "of respect" with Washington. Source: Bloomberg

AFP reports that at least one detonation at the substation in Turnow-Preilack in Brandenburg

Power plant operator LEAG confirmed an attack on the Turnowith Preilack substation, which feeds electricity from the Jänschwalde plant into the 50Hertz transmission grid. The company reported a technical failure of Unit B at the plant

Partial power blackout in Odesa after explosions

Trump: It's up to Venezuela regarding OPEC.

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Russia is preparing for massive strikes against Ukrainian energy infrastructure, - Russian Ministry of Defense