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Editor's Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Drones and missiles struck an oil refinery and seaport in the Russian city of Novorossiysk in the early hours of May 17, causing explosions and power outages, the Russian Telegram news channel Astra reported. Local residents reported hearing at least eight explosions in Novorossiysk overnight, and video footage records the sounds of both drones and air defense activity. A missile struck the Novorossiysk port and caused a fire to break out, residents said. According to locals, the attack also hit the city's oil infrastructure. Both...
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Key developments on May 9: Ukrainian drones strike multiple Russian oil facilitiesGermany to buy 3 HIMARS for UkraineZelensky dismisses Zaluzhnyi from military serviceRussian attack on Nikopol kills 2, injures 8Zelensky signs laws on mobilization, extension of martial lawA long-range drone operated by Ukraine's State Security Service (SBU) attacked an oil refinery, Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat, in Russia's Republic of Bashkortostan on May 9, an SBU source told the Kyiv Independent. For the first time since the start of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine attacked facilities in Bashkortostan, some 1,...
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A long-range drone operated by Ukraine's State Security Service (SBU) attacked an oil refinery, Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat, in Russia's Republic of Bashkortostan on May 9, an SBU source told the Kyiv Independent. For the first time since the start of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine attacked facilities in Bashkortostan, some 1,500 kilometers from the country's border, according to the source. In April, Ukraine hit production facilities in Russia's Tatarstan Republic, 1,300 kilometers away from the state border. Gazprom Naftokhim Salavat is one of the largest oil refining and petrochemical produ...
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In a hangar tucked away in western Ukraine, several dozen workers are manufacturing long-range drones designed to meet surging demand as Ukraine ramps up a campaign of strikes deep inside Russian territory, according to the Wall Street Journal report. Before the Russian invasion, the owner of the drone plant operated a plastic container manufacturing business in Kharkiv Oblast. Following his relocation to western Ukraine, he found employment in rail logistics. In the summer of 2023, Ukraine's security services presented him with a prototype of a long-range drone, asking if he could reproduce i...
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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned that recent Ukrainian attacks targeting Russian oil refineries could have a "knock-on effect" on the global energy market, Bloomberg reported on April 9. Ukrainian forces have launched a series of drone strikes aimed at damaging Russia's oil industry. A total of 12 Russian oil refineries were reportedly successfully hit in multiple regions deep inside Russian territory as of March 17. Ukraine also attacked one of Russia's largest oil refinerieson April 2 in the city of Nizhnekamsk in Tatarstan, over 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from Ukraine's border. ...
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Russia's Orsk oil refinery suspended operations after a flood caused a dam breach in Orenburg Oblast, Russian state-controlled news agency RIA Novosti reported on April 7, citing the refinery's press service. The dam burst on April 5 in the city of Orsk, less than 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of the border with Kazakhstan, due to a flood. The floods, caused by rising water levels in the Ural River, forced over 4,000 people in the region to evacuate and flooded thousands of homes, according to local authorities. RIA Novosti claimed the suspension of the refinery's operation was aimed at "avoi...
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During a meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in Tallinn on April 3, Estonian President Alar Karis reaffirmed support for Ukraine's attacks on military targets in Russia, stating that it was "perfectly legitimate for the Ukrainian forces to destroy infrastructure critical to the Russian army." "I consider it entirely legitimate for Ukraine to attack military and other targets within Russia that support the war in order to slow the progress of the Russian war machine," Karis said, accordingto a press release issued by the President's Office. "Ukraine is at war. Russia is not limi...
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In an interview with the Washington Post published on March 29, President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed disagreement with the United States' response to Ukraine's strikes on Russian oil refineries, emphasizing that Ukraine has the right to use its own weapons for self-defense. Despite concerns from the U.S., Zelensky asserted that targeting Russian energy infrastructure is a legitimate military strategy, and Ukrainian officials maintained that these attacks adhere to NATO standards. According to the Financial Times, the United States allegedly urged Ukraine to limit attacks on Russian energy in...
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Ukraine faces a challenging problem: how to stop a resurgent Moscow in its tracks long enough to rotate the troops, resupply, and fortify. Part of the answer is playing out right now in the skies over Russia. Over the past two weeks, at least dozens of Ukrainian drones reportedly struck at least nine Russian regions. The majority of the drones had very specific targets: oil refineries. Many have hit their targets as fires and explosions have been reported at fuel processing plants across Russia. Ukraine has been striking oil infrastructure in Russia since the beginning of the full-scale war bu...
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Key developments on March 17: Media: 12 Russian oil refineries successfully hit in recent attacks by UkrainePutin ‘wins’ rigged Russian election, preliminary results show1 killed, 6 injured, including child, in Russian attack on MykolaivShoigu calls for better Navy defense in visit to Black Sea Fleet, Russian Defense Ministry saysDrone reportedly hits military base in Russian-controlled Transnistria.The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) drones have recently successfully attacked 12 oil refineries in Russia, a source told Ukrainska Pravda, including an overnight attack on March 17 of an oil ref...
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