Ukraine strikes Russian oil hub supplying Moscow for 2nd time this month, military says
Ukraine said the strike damaged technical buildings and caused explosions at a Transneft hub that supplies fuel to Moscow and major airports.
- On Saturday, Ukrainian drones struck the Vtorovo oil pumping station in Russia's Vladimir Oblast for the second time this month, hitting technical buildings at the facility crucial for Moscow's fuel supply.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky approved a 40-day campaign on June 25, which he said is aimed at "compelling" Russia to end the war, with this strike serving as a key operation.
- Drones from the Alpha special forces unit hit technical buildings at the station, which is owned by Transneft and located around 230 kilometers east of Moscow.
- Separately, Ukrainian-made Flamingo FP-5 missiles "successfully struck" the Titan-Barrikady plant in Volgograd, causing a fire at the facility that produces specialized military equipment and missile components.
- Serving major airports including Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, and Vnukovo, the Vtorovo station remains a frequent target as Ukraine regularly strikes Russian energy and military assets using domestically produced long-range weapons.
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Ukrainian forces struck on Saturday, for the second time in June, the oil pumping station at Vtorovo, located in Vladimir's Russian oblast, about 700 kilometres from Ukraine's eastern border, announced the Ukrainian security services (SBU).
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Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) reported on Saturday on a new attack on an oil pumping station in the Russian town of Vtorovo, an infrastructure "fuelling Moscow", reports EFE, according to Agerpres. "The SBU's Alpha Unit fighters have given precise blows to the production and control station at Vtorovo, located in the region...
Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) reported on Saturday on a new attack on an oil pumping station in the Russian town of Vtorovo, the infrastructure 'fuelling Moscow', reports the international press agencies.
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