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NEW: Russia is actively supporting Houthi operations to disrupt global energy markets by providing the Houthis with satellite imagery of Saudi oil and military infrastructure. Russian satellites have routinely been positioned above major Saudi energy and military sites in the days prior to and after Houthi attacks on those sites since July 2026. (1/2)
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MORE: Russian support for Houthi efforts to disrupt Saudi energy exports is consistent with long-standing Russian support for Iran and its regional partners, particularly the Houthis. ⬇️
Russia previously provided the Houthis with satellite-based targeting intelligence to help the group attack US vessels and international shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in 2023 and 2024, for example.
The Houthis supported Russia in turn by promising to not target Russian vessels in the Red Sea and by recruiting Yemenis to fight for Russia in Ukraine.
Russia has also provided targeting intelligence to support Iranian strikes on Saudi Arabia and other regional targets during this current conflict, according to unspecified sources speaking to the Associated Press.
Russian intelligence sharing with Iran and its partners in this war demonstrates how Russia is directly supporting Iranian and Iranian-backed efforts to disrupt global energy markets and raise the cost of oil.
NEW: Russia is actively supporting Houthi operations to disrupt global energy markets by providing the Houthis with satellite imagery of Saudi oil and military infrastructure. Russian satellites have routinely been positioned above major Saudi energy and military sites in the days prior to and after Houthi attacks on those sites since July 2026. (1/2)
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NEW: Russia and Ukraine continued observing a limited ceasefire in occupied Kherson Oblast on October 28, but it remains unclear whether Ukrainian civilians will have a legitimate and duress-free choice to return to Ukrainian government-controlled Ukraine. (1/2)
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NEW: Russia is actively supporting Houthi operations to disrupt global energy markets by providing the Houthis with satellite imagery of Saudi oil and military infrastructure. Russian satellites have routinely been positioned above major Saudi energy and military sites in the days prior to and after Houthi attacks on those sites since July 2026. (1/2)
Other Key Takeaways ⬇️🧵(1/3)
- Ukrainian forces recently advanced southeast of Oleksandrivka and northeast of Hulyaipole. Russian forces recently advanced north of Kostyantynivka.
- Kremlin officials continue attempts to exclude Europe from peace negotiations to end the war in Ukraine while reiterating Russia’s 2021 demand for NATO to roll back its presence in Europe.
- Three unidentified — possibly Russian — unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) struck a cargo ship off the coast of Bulgaria on October 28.
MORE: The Kremlin continues efforts to persuade the Trump administration to make economic concessions and pursue business cooperation with Russia, even as Russia continues to refuse to make any concessions of its own to end its war in Ukraine. ⬇️
High-ranking Kremlin officials are attempting to separate economic agreements with the United States from peace negotiations in order to obtain US economic concessions that will support Russia’s continued war effort, while Russia has made no concessions that would enable any meaningful peace negotiations.
Kremlin officials have repeatedly affirmed Russia’s commitment to its long-standing maximalist military goals in Ukraine and refusal to make any concessions toward a peace settlement.
2/ Russian forces launched one Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missile and 88 drones against Ukraine overnight.
- Ukrainian forces continued their long-range strike campaign against Russian industrial infrastructure on October 27 and 28.
3/ Russia continues to actively support Iranian-backed operations against US allies in the Middle East. nitter.gq/TheStudyofWar/status/2…
MORE: Russian support for Houthi efforts to disrupt Saudi energy exports is consistent with long-standing Russian support for Iran and its regional partners, particularly the Houthis. ⬇️
Russia previously provided the Houthis with satellite-based targeting intelligence to help the group attack US vessels and international shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in 2023 and 2024, for example.
The Houthis supported Russia in turn by promising to not target Russian vessels in the Red Sea and by recruiting Yemenis to fight for Russia in Ukraine.
Russia has also provided targeting intelligence to support Iranian strikes on Saudi Arabia and other regional targets during this current conflict, according to unspecified sources speaking to the Associated Press.
Russian intelligence sharing with Iran and its partners in this war demonstrates how Russia is directly supporting Iranian and Iranian-backed efforts to disrupt global energy markets and raise the cost of oil.
Arabian Peninsula: The Houthis struck Aden International Airport on October 28, likely as part of an ongoing effort to degrade the government’s ability to sustain military operations against the Houthis.
Yemeni government-aligned forces continued to engage Houthi fighters positioned south and southwest of Taiz City on October 28. Geolocated footage published by the Houthis shows the Houthis firing an anti-tank guided missile at a Yemeni government tank on the outskirts of Taiz City from mountainous terrain southwest of the city. The footage also showed Houthi fighters operating at the Hangar Checkpoint, which lies on a main roadway leading into Taiz City from the southwest.
NEW: Russia is actively supporting Houthi operations to disrupt global energy markets by providing the Houthis with satellite imagery of Saudi oil and military infrastructure. Russian satellites have routinely been positioned above major Saudi energy and military sites in the days prior to and after Houthi attacks on those sites since July 2026. (1/2)
MORE: The Kremlin continues efforts to persuade the Trump administration to make economic concessions and pursue business cooperation with Russia, even as Russia continues to refuse to make any concessions of its own to end its war in Ukraine. ⬇️
High-ranking Kremlin officials are attempting to separate economic agreements with the United States from peace negotiations in order to obtain US economic concessions that will support Russia’s continued war effort, while Russia has made no concessions that would enable any meaningful peace negotiations.
Kremlin officials have repeatedly affirmed Russia’s commitment to its long-standing maximalist military goals in Ukraine and refusal to make any concessions toward a peace settlement.
NEW: Russia and Ukraine continued observing a limited ceasefire in occupied Kherson Oblast on October 28, but it remains unclear whether Ukrainian civilians will have a legitimate and duress-free choice to return to Ukrainian government-controlled Ukraine. (1/2)
2/ Read more in our latest Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar102826
MORE | Iranian Domestic Affairs: The Mobarizoun Popular Front (MPF), which is a coalition of Baloch anti-Iranian regime groups, recently established a temporary mobile checkpoint to more aggressively target regime security personnel and undermine regime authority in Sistan and Baluchistan Province. (1/2)
NEW: Russia is actively supporting Houthi operations to disrupt global energy markets by providing the Houthis with satellite imagery of Saudi oil and military infrastructure. Russian satellites have routinely been positioned above major Saudi energy and military sites in the days prior to and after Houthi attacks on those sites since July 2026. (1/2)
2/ Iranian security forces continue to conduct counterterrorism operations in Sistan and Baluchistan Province to arrest cells of likely MPF or MPF-affiliated anti-regime fighters. Iranian forces most recently arrested an unspecified number of fighters in Saravan and Iranshahr on October 27. It remains unclear if any of the fighters arrested in Saravan were involved in establishing the Khash-Saravan checkpoint on October 25. ISW-CTP has recorded 15 MPF attacks against regime security personnel in October 2026.
MORE: Russian support for Houthi efforts to disrupt Saudi energy exports is consistent with long-standing Russian support for Iran and its regional partners, particularly the Houthis. ⬇️
Russia previously provided the Houthis with satellite-based targeting intelligence to help the group attack US vessels and international shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in 2023 and 2024, for example.
The Houthis supported Russia in turn by promising to not target Russian vessels in the Red Sea and by recruiting Yemenis to fight for Russia in Ukraine.
Russia has also provided targeting intelligence to support Iranian strikes on Saudi Arabia and other regional targets during this current conflict, according to unspecified sources speaking to the Associated Press.
Russian intelligence sharing with Iran and its partners in this war demonstrates how Russia is directly supporting Iranian and Iranian-backed efforts to disrupt global energy markets and raise the cost of oil.
NEW: Russia is actively supporting Houthi operations to disrupt global energy markets by providing the Houthis with satellite imagery of Saudi oil and military infrastructure. Russian satellites have routinely been positioned above major Saudi energy and military sites in the days prior to and after Houthi attacks on those sites since July 2026. (1/2)
2/ Read more in our latest Iran Update: isw.pub/IranUpdate102826
NEW | SPECIAL REPORT: Iranian-Backed Iraqi Militias Seek to Undermine Baghdad’s Disarmament Efforts
Iranian-backed Iraqi militias are likely attempting to circumvent any Iraqi federal government plan to disarm or control them, which poses a severe risk to US interests. More details in the full report below.
2/ Read the full special report: isw.pub/IraqiMilitiaDisarmam…
NEW: Korean Peninsula Update, October 28, 2026 ⬇️
North Korea is continuing to increase its cooperation with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to pre-COVID 19 pandemic levels. The two countries will likely further expand commercial and government exchanges as relations continue to improve. 🧵(1/3)
2/ Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) General Secretary Kim Jong Un visited the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on October 24 as part of a series of high-level and provincial-level exchanges between the PRC and North Korea. isw.pub/KoreanPeninsulaUpdat…
