Ukrainian forces confirmed striking one of Russia's four largest oil refineries and a fuel depot supplying Russian troops, marking the latest in a systematic campaign against energy infrastructure that has intensified throughout 2024
Moscow's energy infrastructure collapse forces Russian consumers to pay record fuel prices while the Kremlin struggles to maintain both domestic supply and military operations.
A teenager in Russia's Bashkortostan region has been arrested after allegedly accepting 65,000 rubles to photograph a strategic oil refinery that was later targeted by Ukrainian drones.
Numerous Ukrainian strikes on Russia's frontline air defenses created a dilemma for Moscow - leave its troops exposed or pull replacement systems from Russia, exposing deep rear facilities.
The Ukrainians also struck a Pacific Fleet forward command post in Kursk Oblast, as per the GenStaff. The region is located about 6,000 km from the Pacific.
The drones hit on an oil refinery in Ryazan, a residential building in Belgorod, according to local governors. Russian Telegram channels also reported an attack on an FSB (Federal Security Service) building in Belgorod overnight.