Zelensky Confirmed the Strike on the Russian Oil Refinery After a Five-Day Break
Zelensky said the strikes hit key oil infrastructure and military sites, with fires reported and satellite hotspots detected at the Volgograd refinery.
- 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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The U.S.U. is attacking correctly.
Trump and Putin Have a Problem: Ukraine Just Launched a New Drone Attack on Russian Energy After Diesel Deal
President Trump says Russia will ship large volumes of diesel to the US and world markets after a call with Putin, promising prices will fall fast. Hours later, Ukrainian drones set fire to a Russian oil terminal in Rostov, and an energy analyst warned the deal mostly reshuffles existing supplies.
According to the Financial Times, a senior Ukrainian official has rejected US calls to halt attacks on Russian energy infrastructure. Kyiv intends to continue its strategy of strikes using long-range drones. "We will burn down [Russian] refineries," a Ukrainian representative told the British daily. The declaration comes as doubts have arisen about Russia's ability to meet its promised fuel deliveries. Repeated Ukrainian attacks are intended to …
The offensive in the Rostov region left six wounded, caused fires and damaged a railway bridge. The attack occurred after Washington and Moscow agreed to increase the fuel supply, a decision that Zelenski described as “unfair.”
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