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The foreign refining facilities and other assets of Russian firm Lukoil are attracting potential buyers as the window closes to strike cheap deals before US sanctions come into force on November 21st.

Worldwide Asset Sales

Kazakhstan's national company KazMunayGas is evaluating an offer for Lukoil's Kazakh operations, according to industry experts.

Energy giant Shell has expressed interest in Lukoil's deepwater assets in Ghana and Nigeria, various insiders stated.

Nationalization Efforts

Chisinau's administration has started talks to take over Lukoil's operations at Moldova's main air terminal.

Bulgaria is working towards seizing and reselling Lukoil's Bulgarian oil plant, although the country's president have demanded revisions to the legislation.

In Egypt, Lukoil has suggested to the authorities its consideration to divest completely, according to sources.

Business Conundrum

Lukoil faces either selling its assets and having the funds possibly confiscated, or their takeover by foreign states if it fails to divest.

Market observers indicate Lukoil may try to emulate energy company Rosneft, whose European operations were put under a trusteeship in 2022.

War Situation

Invading troops captured three settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region of the war zone.

Weather conditions enabled Russian troops to penetrate defensive lines, with Kyiv's troops engaged in gruelling battles to counter the advance.

Population Impact

At Huliaipole, where the situation had worsened significantly, aging population described dangerous circumstances.

• Drone threats rendered normal life impossible
• Lack of pharmaceuticals affected vulnerable populations
• Limited access to water worsened the situation

Official Statements

City leader Vitaly Klitschko has advocated Ukraine to boost its fighting numbers by adjusting the threshold of draft eligibility.

International observers have remarked about the energy corruption scandal in Ukraine, describing it as particularly troubling and stressing the necessity for comprehensive response.

Ministerial Dismissals

Ukrainian president the administration has taken steps to manage increasing citizen anger by firing two ministers allegedly connected in a large-scale bribery scheme.

National leadership also requested targeted measures against the alleged organiser of the scheme, who reportedly fled abroad before authorities could perform a property inspection.