U.S. President Donald Trump hit Russia's two biggest oil companies with sanctions in a sharp policy shift on Moscow's war in Ukraine, prompting global oil prices to rise by 5% on Thursday and India to consider cutting Russian imports.

A British-made Storm Shadow cruise missile slammed into a Russian explosives and rocket fuel plant Tuesday with the help of US intelligence, sources say.

President Trump on Wednesday rejected a report from The Wall Street Journal that the U.S. had given approval for Ukraine to launch missiles deep into Russian territory, distancing itself from strikes carried out by Kyiv using British long-range rockets targeting Russian military facilities.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Moscow on Wednesday that the United States and its allies would "impose costs on Russia for its continued aggression" if the war in Ukraine does not come to an end.

In Dobropillia, the Russian military attempted a relatively large-scale armored assault, which the Ukrainian Azov Brigade repelled. The situation in Kupiansk deteriorated, with Kyiv issuing evacuation orders for civilians in the wake of persistent Russian offensive action.

The Tomahawk cruise missile has been in the U.S. military’s inventory since the 1980s. While slow by missile standards, the cruise missile flies around 100 feet (about 30 meters) off the ground, making it harder to detect by defense systems.