Information on current losses of Russia due to sanctions as of 08.10.2026.
1. Ukrainian drones hit the “Sasta” plant and Salavat Refinery in Russia.
– On the night of October 8, Ukrainian drones struck the “Sasta” machine-building plant in Sasovo, Ryazan region. A large fire broke out on the premises.
– “Sasta” manufactures metalworking machines with numerical control, including 5-axis machining centers, turning and milling complexes, and heavy machines. They are used in Russia’s defense, aerospace, transport, and heavy industries. The company is listed in the consolidated register of Russian defense-industrial complex organizations and is under international sanctions.
– The Yandex DC Sasovo data center, with a capacity of up to 12 MW, is also located on the industrial site. A fire was reported on the site following the attack.
– Separately, Ukrainian drones targeted the Salavat Refinery in Bashkortostan on the night of October 8 — a large oil refining and petrochemical complex “Gazprom Neftkhim Salavat”. A fire broke out on the premises after the strike.
– The refinery’s design capacity is up to 10 million tons of oil and stable gas condensate per year. The enterprise produces gasoline, diesel, and aviation fuel, fuel oil, bitumen, and other petroleum products, as well as petrochemical products.
– The Salavat complex has already suffered from Ukrainian attacks. In July 2026, the facility ceased operations following an attack.
2. The Russian aggregator “Yandex” stopped its data center with supercomputers after the drone attack.
– Yandex’s data center in Sasovo, Ryazan region, completely ceased operations after the Ukrainian drone strike. The company reported that the fire damaged the infrastructure, and some services may be unavailable to users.
– Two of Yandex’s three supercomputers, “Lyapunov” and “Chervonenkis”, are located in Sasovo. The latter is the most powerful supercomputer of the company.
– Following the attack, issues arose with Yandex Cloud, virtual machines, cloud storage, and other “Yandex” services. According to Downdetector, about 130,000 users reported service disruptions within a day.
– The problems also affected corporate systems of other Russian companies and institutions. Failures were recorded in T-Bank, the Higher School of Economics, Wildberries, Ozon, “Cian”, and several development companies.
3. Only $45 billion of available reserves remain in Russia’s National Wealth Fund.
– Russia’s National Wealth Fund declined by 210 billion rubles in September, amounting to 12.985 trillion rubles ($153.8 billion, or 5.5% of GDP). However, Russia can quickly access only about 3.8 trillion rubles, or $45 billion. This includes 184.4 billion yuan and 131.7 tonnes of gold in the accounts of Russia’s Central Bank.
– Over 9.5 months, these reserves generated only 6.7 billion rubles ($78.8 million). Thus, the fund earns very little compared to the volume of funds Russia spends.
– Therefore, the figure of $153.8 billion does not show how much money Russia actually has to cover its budget deficit. Available reserves are approximately $45 billion, which, at current spending levels, could last only a few months.
4. The EU has agreed on the largest expansion of sanctions against the Russian military-industrial complex since the start of the war.
– EU countries have agreed to include nearly 1,650 Russian individuals and entities in the sanctions list. Most of them are connected to the military-industrial complex and arms production, particularly missiles.
– EU ambassadors approved a package that included 1,569 Russian subjects: 743 individuals and 826 legal entities. This is the largest single expansion of the EU sanctions list since the full-scale war in Russia against Ukraine started.
– Separately, 77 deputies who participated in the recent Russian so-called “elections” in the occupied territories of Ukraine will be added to the list. The main focus of the new sanctions is against Russia’s military-industrial complex and those individuals and companies supporting the war.
– Special attention was paid to missile manufacturers and other enterprises related to military production. The new restrictions are expected to be one of the largest scale impacts of the EU sanctions policy on the Russian military-industrial sector since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
5. Most of the new EU sanctions are aimed at the Russian military-industrial complex.
– Over half of the individuals and entities added to the new EU sanctions list are connected with the production of Russian ballistic missiles, including the 9M723 “Iskander-M.”
– Sanctions have targeted organizations involved in missile testing and research, as well as the production of solid fuel and rocket engines for the “Iskanders.”
– The list also includes drone manufacturers and shipyards serving submarines.
– Due to the strengthening of military ties between Russia and North Korea, the EU also imposed sanctions against seven North Korean organizations and individuals associated with Moscow’s military activities.
6. US Senators urged Trump to quickly implement ‘hellish sanctions’ against Russia.
– Representatives of the Democratic and Republican parties in the US Senate have urged President Donald Trump’s administration to expedite the implementation of sanctions against Russia. Leading Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jeanne Shaheen, and the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Republican Roger Wicker, sent the corresponding appeal to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
– This concerns the law unofficially referred to as the “hellish sanctions.” Trump signed it on September 19, but has not yet utilized the powers granted for imposing restrictions against Russia. The law, in particular, allows the US President to establish 100% tariffs against the five largest buyers of Russian oil and natural gas, as well as countries that most help Russia circumvent sanctions.
– The document also provides for 500% tariffs on Russian exports to the US, restrictions for banks, major energy companies, and Russia’s “shadow fleet.”
7. The US and Russia are considering the possibility of resuming gas supplies to Europe.
– High-ranking representatives of the US and Russia discussed the possibility of involving an American investor in the “Nord Stream” project. The negotiations included Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev and US presidential envoy and his son-in-law Jared Kushner. According to sources, Dmitriev and Kushner have met in Moscow and New York in recent weeks. However, it remains unclear how specifically they discussed “Nord Stream.”
– A White House representative stated that there have been no recent negotiations regarding the pipeline, and any agreements must be approved by the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the US Treasury Department and benefit American taxpayers and companies. Dmitriev, who advocated for the resumption of Russian gas supplies to Germany, met last month with representatives of the US Treasury and the Department of Energy to discuss potential joint energy projects.
– At the same time, resumption of supplies in the medium-term is considered unlikely due to US and EU sanctions against “Nord Stream.”
– For pipelines to resume operation, Washington would have to lift or ease American sanctions.
– Germany, which has become one of the largest suppliers of military aid to Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war, will also oppose the return of Russian gas.
– German politicians warn that renewing gas contracts could strengthen Moscow’s position and weaken the pressure on it.
8. Denmark accused Russia of sabotage against arms manufacturers for Ukraine.
– Russia has begun targeted sabotage operations against Danish companies supplying military products to Ukraine. According to the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET), this happened after previous attempts to hinder Western military aid did not yield the expected results.
– This indicates an escalation of Russia’s hybrid warfare campaign. While in the spring the service recorded a lot of planning but few realized operations, at the beginning of the summer, the number of executed sabotage actions increased.
– According to PET, Russia is increasingly trying to attack objects directly related to the war, including weapons production and drone components.
– Danish special services also link other incidents in Europe with Russia. Specifically, Germany reported an attempted drone attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport, and in September 2025, drone flights disrupted operations at six Danish airports. Russia denies involvement in such operations.
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