Ukraine strikes more oil facilities deep inside Russia, Zelenskyy says
- Ukraine conducted strikes on oil facilities deep inside Russia, according to President Zelenskyy.
- These attacks aim to undermine Russia's wartime economy and have led to fuel shortages in Russia.
- Ukrainian officials reported that 17 people were killed in a recent Russian missile and drone attack.
- The United Nations reported a significant increase in civilian casualties in Ukraine this year compared to last year.
- Zelenskyy mentioned plans to accelerate the development of Ukraine's own ballistic weaponry.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine hit more oil facilities deep inside Russia in overnight attacks, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, as Kyiv kept up its campaign to undermine Moscow’s wartime economy and embarrass the Kremlin.
Ukrainian forces hit a refinery in Russia’s Bashkortostan region, more than 1,300 kilometers from the front line, as well as a refinery in the Yaroslavl region, almost 700 kilometers from the border, Zelenskyy said on social media.
The Kyiv region observed an official day of mourning Thursday after a Russian missile and drone blitz killed 17 people the previous day, prompting an increasingly urgent scramble by Ukraine and its allies to find new air defense supplies.
Zelenskyy said he met with senior officials on how to accelerate the development of Ukraine’s own ballistic weaponry, similar to its swift wartime innovation in drone technology.
The Russian Defense Ministry said its air defenses overnight shot down 605 Ukrainian drones over its territory.
乌克兰袭击俄罗斯深处的更多石油设施，泽连斯基表示
乌克兰总统泽连斯基周四表示，乌克兰在夜间袭击中对俄罗斯深处的石油设施进行了打击，基辅继续其削弱莫斯科战争经济和使克里姆林宫尴尬的行动。
泽连斯基在社交媒体上表示，乌克兰军队袭击了位于俄罗斯巴什科尔托斯坦地区的一个炼油厂，该地区距离前线超过1300公里，以及位于雅罗斯拉夫尔地区的一个炼油厂，该地区距离边界近700公里。
基辅地区周四举行了官方哀悼日，此前一天俄罗斯的导弹和无人机袭击造成17人死亡，这促使乌克兰及其盟友紧急寻找新的防空补给。
泽连斯基表示，他与高级官员会面讨论如何加快乌克兰自主弹道武器的发展，类似于其在无人机技术方面的快速战时创新。
俄罗斯国防部表示，其空中防御系统在夜间击落了605架乌克兰无人机。