Ukraine says it hits 2 major Russian oil refineries hours after Zelenskyy’s meeting with Trump
Ukraine said the strikes sparked fires at two refineries that together process about 30 million tons of oil a year, deepening pressure on Russia’s fuel supply.
- On Wednesday, Ukrainian forces struck the Ryazan oil refinery, located about 400 kilometers from Ukraine, causing fires at the strategic facility.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Washington on Tuesday for talks with President Donald Trump, seeking vital U.S. assistance to bolster Ukraine's defense against its larger neighbor.
- With a capacity of about 17 million tons of oil annually, the Ryazan refinery is one of Russia's largest, and the strike represents Kyiv's ongoing effort to pressure Moscow using domestically developed long-range weapons.
- Air defenses shot down 295 Ukrainian drones overnight, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, while Ryazan Gov. Pavel Malkov confirmed six people were hospitalized following the refinery fire.
- Discussions continue regarding licenses to manufacture Patriot missile systems to help Ukraine counter Russian ballistic missiles, following Zelenskyy's meeting with more than 60 U.S. senators to push for increased sanctions.
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They want to keep the oil refinery capacity operating with mini production units.
The refineries were nearly 1,600 kilometers from Ukraine.
The Ukrainian president said that the refineries were close to 1,600 kilometres from the positions of his army. Earlier in the day, the head of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Radi Khabirov, said that he had "repelled another drone attack" against the city of Oufa.
"The distance to the (attacked) facilities is almost 1,600 kilometers. These are plants that process millions of tons of crude oil per year. Thank you for your accuracy!" Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on social media. The Ukrainian president also reported a successful strike on a Russian container ship. "Further attacks were carried out overnight, resulting in hits in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The sanctioned Russian container ship Yanina, s…
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