🌐 MORNING WATCH | OCTOBER 18
Armed Conflict · · Ukraine
🌐 MORNING WATCH | OCTOBER 18
Ukraine has struck oil infrastructure in St. Petersburg during a massive drone offensive. Meanwhile, Egypt is moving closer to possible military involvement in Saudi Arabia's confrontation with the Houthis.
Things to watch:
🇷🇺 RUSSIA — St. Petersburg's oil facilities hit.
Overnight drone attacks caused fires at the Petersburg Oil Terminal, the Ruchi oil depot and industrial warehouses.
Russian companies Ozon and VK also confirmed attacks on a logistics hub and a data center.
Reuters reports one person killed and 15 injured.
Russia claims its defenses intercepted 1015 Ukrainian drones across multiple regions, Crimea and the Black sea..
The extent of the damage, particularly to oil export operations, is still unclear.
🇪🇬 EGYPT / SAUDI ARABIA — Cairo considers military support.
Egypt's National Defense Council has pledged support for Saudi Arabia as houthi attacks continue.
Parliament has begun an emergency session to consider authorizing defensive military assistance if Riyadh requests it.
The move could bring another major regional military into the confrontation, although Cairo insists any involvement would be defensive.
Source: @GeoInsider
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