Zelensky Confirmed the Strike on the Russian Oil Refinery After a Five-Day Break
Ukrainian officials said the attacks hit refinery and fuel infrastructure, with fires reported and NASA satellite data showing hotspots at key processing units.
- On Thursday, October 1, Russia launched major assaults on Kyiv, killing four people and targeting energy infrastructure, with air-raid alerts lasting more than 20 hours amid emergency power outages.
- Ukrainian human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets asserted on Wednesday that Kyiv's public shelter network "completely failed" to meet population demands, citing a civil defense system collapse five years into the war.
- Zelensky visited a military command post near Lyman, praising troops for reclaiming 176 square kilometers of land during the "Vivaldi" operation, which prevented a Russian breakthrough toward the "fortress cities" of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
- Moscow warned it would use "the entire arsenal of forces at its disposal, including nuclear weapons" if NATO attempts to isolate Kaliningrad, while NATO affirmed it remains a defensive alliance denouncing the rhetoric.
- Papal envoy Cardinal Matteo Zuppi met with Kremlin officials to discuss humanitarian relief and prisoner exchanges, while Indian external affairs minister Jaishankar noted the conflicts have had "a devastating impact" on Global South economies.
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Ukraine Hits Russia’s Biggest Oil Storage Hub in Europe Again, Leaving Four Giant Tanks Destroyed
Ukrainian forces struck Russia’s largest oil storage facility in Europe once again overnight on October 10, continuing a series of retaliatory attacks on the Samara oil hub, where four massive storage tanks were destroyed in an earlier strike.
Kiev warns that easing sanctions on Moscow will finance the invasion and proposes to stop attacks on refineries if energy punishment ceases.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the latest Russian airstrikes had caused “significant damage” to the national electricity system. In a post on social media, Zelenskyy said: “Unfortunately, energy networks and power distribution facilities have suffered significant damage. Restoration efforts are being carried out around the clock, both day and night.” He also expressed concern about an upcoming, extremely difficult winter for citizens. As a r…
"Unfortunately, the electricity grid and electricity transmission facilities have considerable damage. Repair work continues day and night," Zelenski said on his social networks. Ukraine fears reviving the scenario of last winter, when Russia bombed the country's energy facilities, leaving millions of homes without heating or electricity. In recent days, Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructures have imposed emergency power cuts in sev…
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