Russia to intensify strikes on Ukraine after Zelenskiy interview
Russia says its forces will target military and defense-industry sites after Zelenskyy vowed to expand strikes on Russian oil refineries.
- The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Sunday it will intensify strikes on Kyiv and elsewhere in Ukraine, responding to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's vow to escalate attacks on Russian oil refineries.
- In an interview published Saturday, Zelenskyy told Reuters that Ukraine will double down on striking Russian refineries as a response to Moscow's policy of forcing people to abandon cities.
- Recent strikes on infrastructure, including bridges across the Dnipro river, have disrupted life for the capital's 3 million residents ahead of the upcoming bitter winter months.
- According to the Russian Defense Ministry, military facilities and defense industry sites are the targets of intensified strikes, while both Russia and Ukraine deny targeting civilians.
- The Russian Defense Ministry justified the intensified strikes as retaliation for attacks on civilian targets inside Russia, illustrating the escalating cycle between the two nations.
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Ukraine threatened to target Russian oil refineries, Moscow responded by escalating attacks on infrastructure in Kyiv.
Ukraine claims that its successive long-range strikes have put out of action more than 51 percent of Russia's oil refining capacity. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said the assessment was made by intelligence and analysts of the General Staff and the Defense Ministry, after analyzing the results of recent strikes on Russian energy targets. "Intelligence and analysts have assessed the results of recent long-range strikes. More than half of the en…
Ukraine's deep strikes have wrecked over half of Russia's oil refining capacity, Defense Ministry says
"Fifty-one percent of the damaged oil refining capacity is a significant blow to the enemy's economy, to its ability to wage aggression, and to supply its military formations," Defense Minister Yevhen Khmara said Oct. 4.
This was reported by the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.
<p>Ukraine has shut down more than half of the oil refining capacity of the Russian Federation - the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine's Defense Forces damaged more than 51% of Russia's oil refining facilities. The Defense Ministry called it a blow to its economy and military potential.</p>
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