politics
Ukraine drone strike on oil refinery deep inside Russia kills at least 13
Attack hundreds of miles from border would be among deadliest of war as Kyiv aims to strangle Russian economy
TL;DR
- A Ukrainian drone strike on the Taneco refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Russia, resulted in at least 13 fatalities.
- This attack is among the deadliest Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory since the full-scale invasion began in 2022.
- Ukraine's general staff stated the raid was part of a campaign to reduce the "military potential of the Russian aggressor" and aims to strangle the Russian economy.
- Russian investigators confirmed civilian and industrial sites were hit, with the head of Tatarstan reporting a hostel was struck, killing nine.
- Seven of the victims were identified as Uzbek citizens.
- President Zelenskyy described Ukraine's remote bombing campaign as "entirely justified" and vowed continued "long-range sanctions" against Russia.
- Russia's defense ministry reported intercepting numerous Ukrainian drones over its territory and annexed Crimea.
- There were also reports of Ukrainian drone activity over an industrial facility in the Tyumen region of western Siberia.
- Unconfirmed reports suggest Russian ballistic missile launcher systems near the border were destroyed.
- Separately, Sweden's security service shut down a Russian spying operation.