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Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Struck Two Russian Oil Facilities
Ukraine struck refineries in Russia’s Bashkortostan and Yaroslavl regions in overnight attacks, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday. The sites are more than 1,300 km and nearly 700 km from the front…
The Story in Brief
Ukraine struck refineries in Russia’s Bashkortostan and Yaroslavl regions in overnight attacks, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday. The sites are more than 1,300 km and nearly 700 km from the front line. The Hindu reports that a fire broke out at the Yaroslavl refinery after drone debris hit oil reservoirs, according to the regional governor. Zelenskyy also claimed strikes on Russian patrol boats and shadow-fleet vessels in the Black Sea. Russia’s Defence Ministry said its air defences shot down 605 Ukrainian drones. The attacks came as Russian strikes killed at least three people and wounded 22 in Ukraine, while Kyiv sought more Patriot interceptor missiles.
The Indian Opinion
The easy story is that distant strikes alone are crippling Russia, or that they can somehow offset Ukraine’s worsening air-defence shortage. Neither claim is established here. Fires and fuel disruption may impose costs, but Russia’s drone interception figure and Ukraine’s civilian casualties show a contest of endurance, not a decisive breakthrough. The useful test is whether refinery damage causes sustained fuel shortages in the coming weeks.
Sources (2): ndtv.com, thehindu.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
