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Ukraine strikes two oil refineries deep inside Russia
Ukraine has launched strikes against two Russian oil refineries to limit the revenues used to finance the ongoing war.
Ukraine has launched strikes against two oil refineries located deep within Russian territory, according to reporting by international wire services.
The Ukrainian President announced the operations, stating that the targeted strikes were designed to disrupt the economic infrastructure supporting the military campaign. Specifically, the President said the strikes aimed to limit the energy revenues that Russia has used to finance its ongoing war.
At this stage, many key details of the operations remain unconfirmed. The precise geographic locations of the two affected oil refineries have not been disclosed in the initial reports, and it is not yet clear how deep inside the Russian border the facilities are situated.
Furthermore, the exact nature of the weaponry used in the attacks has not been verified. While Ukraine has increasingly deployed domestically developed long-range attack drones to hit distant targets, official sources have not confirmed the methods used in these latest strikes.
The extent of the damage at the two facilities is also currently unknown. There has been no immediate confirmation regarding casualties, the scale of any fires, or whether the refineries have been forced to suspend their operations. Russian authorities have yet to release a detailed statement acknowledging the strikes or detailing the performance of their local air defence systems.
Ukraine has previously targeted Russian oil and gas infrastructure to pressure Moscow's primary revenue source.
We will watch to see how Moscow responds to these deep-territory strikes and whether any retaliatory infrastructure attacks are launched in the coming days.
This report draws on original reporting by Wire report.
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