The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine has recorded China providing Russia with satellite intelligence data for missile strikes in Ukraine, including on objects belonging to foreign investors, Ukrinform reported this morning. Separately, a Russian drone strike on the railway station in Shostka, Sumy region, occurred overnight, killing at least 30 people, including Ukrzaliznytsia staff and passengers, according to a statement from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. President Zelenskyy stated that the attack on the Shostka railway station was a "savage Russian drone strike" and "terror," emphasizing that Russia could not have been unaware it was targeting civilians. He called for strong action from Europe and America, asserting that "lip service is not enough now." Meanwhile, a Bruegel analysis indicates that Russian export revenues are falling as Moscow loses its profitable EU market and now relies on China and India, which pay in non-convertible yuan and rupees. Gas sales to the EU dropped from 41.47 billion cubic meters in Q3 2021 to 8.16 billion in Q3 2025. In other developments, the Russian army is reportedly offering up to $73,000 annually for service in Ukraine, with preferential access to Russian citizenship for survivors, according to an unverified social media post.
