Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine's new long-range missiles and drones are causing significant gas shortages in Russia.

Ukraine and Japan have synchronised sanctions against the Russian Federation. The list includes leaders and companies that work for the Russian military machine, supply weapons, etc. Details: He noted that sanctions against Russia for this war "have already become a global form of interaction that restores the real power of justice".

Russian drone and missile strikes caused blackouts across large swaths of Ukraine, damaged residential buildings and injured at least 20 people in Kyiv, authorities said.

Almost 900 miles from Ukraine’s borders, a fire erupted at a Russian oil refinery on Saturday. The blaze – a result of a strike by Ukrainian long-range drones, according to sources in the country’s security services – was the third at the facility in the last month alone.

The Russians have used 118 drones and a Kh-31 guided air-launched missile in its attack on Ukraine going on since the night of 11-12 October. According to the Air Force, 113 drones have been shot down or jammed.

Over the past 24 hours, from October 12 to 13, the Russians lost another 1,140 troops on the front line. The Ukrainian Defense Forces also destroyed 21 artillery systems and 109 vehicles, according to the report by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russian forces had captured almost 5,000 square km (1,930 square miles) of land in Ukraine in 2025 and that Moscow retained complete strategic initiative on the battlefield.