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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov: Russia will ensure the restoration of the rights of Russian-speaking speakers in Ukraine. This is a prerequisite for long-term solutions.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: The Ukrainian military attacked an oil depot in the Krasnodar region of Russia and a military base near St. Petersburg.

Sechin, CEO of the Russian oil company Rosneft: If additional sanctions are imposed on Russia, we will wait and see the price of gasoline at gas stations in California.

Rosneft CEO Sechin: No one can stop us from sending Russian oil to our strategic partners.

Rosneft CEO Sechin: If the crisis is resolved, the oil market may return to fundamentals in the second half of 2027.

The local government said the drone debris caused a fire at an oil and gas facility in Russia's Krasnodar region.

Sechin, CEO of Russian oil company Rosneft, warned that after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, other global shipping lanes, such as the Strait of Malacca, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Strait of Gibraltar, may also face the threat of disruption.

Rosneft CEO Sechin: Russia cannot be excluded from the global oil supply chain.

Rosneft CEO Sechin: Prolonged tensions in the Strait of Hormuz will obviously weaken long-term demand for oil.

Rosneft CEO Sechin: According to Rystad Energy's forecast, U.S. oil and gas companies may earn more than $60 billion in additional profits this year.

Rosneft CEO Sechin: The main beneficiaries of the Iran war are American oil companies, which are selling oil at high prices.

Rosneft CEO Sechin: Blocking the Strait of Hormuz is an attempt to change the rules of the global energy market to benefit the United States.

Rosneft CEO Sechin: During the restriction period stipulated in the OPEC+ agreement, Russian oil production decreased by 1.5 million barrels per day.

Rosneft CEO Sechin: OPEC+ lost some of its potential after the UAE withdrew.

Rosneft CEO Sechin warned that if the Strait of Hormuz is closed, other global waterways such as the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Strait of Gibraltar may also face the threat of disruption.

Local Government: Oil and gas facilities in Russia's Krasnodar region caught fire due to drone debris.

The U.S. military website "War Zone" reported that the U.S. Air Force is urgently seeking to fill its inventory of MQ-9 drones. This model has previously lost nearly 30 aircraft in operations against Iran and also suffered losses in missions against the Houthi armed forces. Since the MQ-9A has been discontinued, the U.S. Air Force plans to purchase unused inventory aircraft from General Atomics, but there are fewer than 10 aircraft available for purchase. The size of the US military's MQ-9 fleet has been reduced from 165 aircraft at the beginning of fiscal year 2026 to about 135 aircraft currently.

According to the Washington Post: According to people familiar with the matter, a former senior official of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) named David J. Rush is suspected of forging a highly secret intelligence project and using it as a cover to transfer millions of dollars in funds for personal use. Gold bars worth more than US$40 million were found in his home.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi responded to the Lebanese president by saying that if Lebanon was a "negotiating chip," Tehran would have reached an agreement with the United States long ago.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards issued a statement stating that if the United States' "nonsense" behavior continues, the United States will be responsible for the consequences of completely closing the Strait of Hormuz and blocking oil and gas exports.