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Russian bombing of Ukrainian aid centre kills at least 26, Kyiv says

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Ukrainian president Zelenskyy says attack on aid hub was ‘vile’ and shows Russia does not want to de-escalate Russia on Monday bombed an aid distribution centre and neighbouring shelter in southern Ukraine, killing at least 26 ​people, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the country’s emergency services said. Emergency services said two members of a rescue crew and four police officers were among the dead in the village ⁠of Komyshuvakha, in south-eastern Zaporizhzhia region. Five people were being treated in hospital, including two rescue workers. Continue reading...

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund+13.9% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “russian” (oil) in this story.

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+12.1% 30d

    Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “russian” (oil) in this story.

  • XLV Health Care Select Sector SPDR

    Health Care Select Sector SPDR: it holds drugmakers and health companies. Linked by “hospital” (pharma and health) in this story.

  • UNG United States Natural Gas Fund-11.6% 30d

    United States Natural Gas Fund: it follows natural-gas prices. Linked by “russian” (natural gas) in this story.

  • LLY Eli Lilly and+21.6% 30d

    Eli Lilly and (pharmaceutical preparations): drugmakers move with drug pricing, approvals and health policy. Linked by “hospital” (pharma and health) in this story.

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+10.6% 15d

    ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “russian” (oil) in this story.

  • JNJ Johnson & Johnson+1.5% 30d

    Johnson & Johnson (pharmaceutical preparations): drugmakers move with drug pricing, approvals and health policy. Linked by “hospital” (pharma and health) in this story.

  • CVX Chevron+15.7% 30d

    Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “russian” (oil) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
USO+4.37%+7.30%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLE+1.44%+2.16%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLV-2.95%-0.31%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
UNG+6.94%+1.94%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
LLY-9.22%-2.71%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XOM+0.06%+1.89%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
JNJ-0.68%+1.70%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
CVX+0.19%+1.58%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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Ukrainian president Zelenskyy says attack on aid hub was ‘vile’ and shows Russia does not want to de-escalate Russia on Monday bombed an aid distribution centre and neighbouring shelter in southern Ukraine, killing at least 26 ​people, Ukr…

Source: The Guardian

Price since this story was published: United States Oil Fund (USO)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Chevron (CVX)three days earlier+1.58%final price
Chevron (CVX)five days earlier+0.19%final price
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)three days earlier+1.70%final price
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)five days earlier-0.68%final price
Eli Lilly (LLY)three days earlier-2.71%final price
Eli Lilly (LLY)five days earlier-9.22%final price
United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)three days earlier+1.94%final price
United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)five days earlier+6.94%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier+7.30%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier+4.37%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier+2.16%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier+1.44%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLV)three days earlier-0.31%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLV)five days earlier-2.95%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier+1.89%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier+0.06%final price

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Companies in defense around United States Oil Fund (USO)

Companies carried with this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “Russian bombing of Ukrainian aid centre kills at least 26, Kyiv says.” Reason on file: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “russian” (oil) in this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “Russian bombing of Ukrainian aid centre kills at least 26, Kyiv says,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “russian” (oil) in this story

  • XLV Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “Russian bombing of Ukrainian aid centre kills at least 26, Kyiv says,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLV) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Health Care Select Sector SPDR: it holds drugmakers and health companies. Linked by “hospital” (pharma and health) in this story

  • UNG United States Natural Gas Fund

    For “Russian bombing of Ukrainian aid centre kills at least 26, Kyiv says,” United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: United States Natural Gas Fund: it follows natural-gas prices. Linked by “russian” (natural gas) in this story

  • LLY Eli Lilly

    Eli Lilly (LLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “Russian bombing of Ukrainian aid centre kills at least 26, Kyiv says.” Reason on file: Eli Lilly and (pharmaceutical preparations): drugmakers move with drug pricing, approvals and health policy. Linked by “hospital” (pharma and health) in this story

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    In “Russian bombing of Ukrainian aid centre kills at least 26, Kyiv says,” ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “russian” (oil) in this story

  • JNJ Johnson & Johnson

    In “Russian bombing of Ukrainian aid centre kills at least 26, Kyiv says,” Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Johnson & Johnson (pharmaceutical preparations): drugmakers move with drug pricing, approvals and health policy. Linked by “hospital” (pharma and health) in this story

  • CVX Chevron

    Chevron (CVX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “Russian bombing of Ukrainian aid centre kills at least 26, Kyiv says.” Reason on file: Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “russian” (oil) in this story

United States Oil Fund (USO) and the defense link

On 3 Nov 2026, “Russian bombing of Ukrainian aid centre kills at least 26, Kyiv says” is the story that connects United States Oil Fund (USO) to Defense.

The link for United States Oil Fund (USO) is this: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “russian” (oil) in this story

A second company, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE), is listed for a different reason: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “russian” (oil) in this story

Dates in the story, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) price range

USO traded between 141.82 and 171.80 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 168.83. XLE traded between 62.06 and 70.15 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 70.00.

The defense score for United States Oil Fund (USO)

46 out of 100

“Russian bombing of Ukrainian aid centre kills at least 26, Kyiv says” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.