Russia reportedly providing Houthis with satellite images of Saudi oil sites, ISW says

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) accuses Russia of supplying the Houthis with satellite imagery of Saudi oil and military infrastructure to support operations disrupting global energy markets. The ISW says Russian satellites routinely passed over Saudi sites before and after Houthi attacks beginning in July 2026. An Associated Press investigation of 40 attacks between July 1 and October 19 found, according to Geneva-based AURORAH Geosignal Intelligence, a 100% correlation between satellite activity and strikes. Riyadh says intelligence from Russia and China reaches Iran and the Houthis, while a Houthi official said Iranian advisers pass intelligence-derived data to the rebels.