October 16th, 2026: Ukraine Resumes Russian Oil Strikes & Moscow's Massive New Drone Base

Ukraine-Russia energy-strike truce has collapsed and Russia's jet-drone capacity is scaling fast ahead of winter.

• Ceasefire collapses: Zelensky told the Financial Times Ukraine will resume strikes on Russian oil infrastructure after a drone attack hit a Rosneft refinery in Ryazan (~5% of Russia's refining throughput), ending a unilateral pause Russia never reciprocated.
• Starlink/StarShield scare: Ukrainian forces reported StarShield speed restrictions (limiting terminals over ~100 MPH) this week; service was restored Thursday, with Musk saying the U.S. government, not SpaceX, controls usage decisions.

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