Ukraine says it hit Russian oil facilities, military airfield
RUSSIA, AUG 2 – Ukraine's drone strikes targeted key Russian oil and military sites, including a refinery and airfield, to disrupt Moscow's military logistics amid ongoing conflict escalation.
- On Friday night and Saturday, Ukraine's military struck multiple Russian targets including oil refineries, a military drone airfield, and an electronics factory in western Russia.
- These strikes followed Ukraine's buildup of long-range kamikaze drones since Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion and aimed to weaken Russia's military and economic capacity.
- The strikes targeted industrial sites across the Ryazan, Penza, Samara, and Voronezh regions, with a fire reported at a refinery 180 km southeast of Moscow and disruption at a key military airfield launching Russian drone attacks.
- Overnight, Ukraine's air force intercepted 45 out of 53 Russian drones targeting its territory, while Russia reported shooting down 338 Ukrainian drones and securing control of Oleksandro-Kalynove village in Donetsk on Saturday.
- These developments show Ukraine’s intention to maintain pressure on Russian military infrastructure and suggest continuing conflict dynamics in eastern Ukraine where Russia holds nearly 20% territory.
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The Ukrainian military carried out drone attacks on strategic Russian oil infrastructure overnight. The attack on oil facilities in the Samara region came just hours before today's meeting between the US and Russian presidents, at which the war in Ukraine will be the main topic, the German news agency dpa and the French AFP report.
On Saturday, Ukraine claimed strikes on refineries and companies of the Russian military-industrial complex, and at least three people died in these attacks.
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