Putin signed a decree on 12 Oct. suspending fuel subsidy reductions through May 2026, seeking to stabilize Russia's gasoline market as Ukraine's US-backed drone strikes have damaged 16 of 38 refineries and triggered widespread shortages.
"Search and rescue operations are ongoing as we work to locate any potential survivors in the damaged sections of the building," a spokesperson for the regional administration stated.
Dmytro Pletenchuk, a spokesman for Ukraine's Naval Forces, said that the Russian landing ship Ivan Khurs might have been hit in addition to the landing ships Yamal and Azov during a recent attack on Sevastopol.