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Ukrainian drones struck multiple targets in Russia, including the Saratov oil refinery, causing damage to civilian infrastructure. The Ukrainian military confirmed the attack while also reporting strikes in the Kirov region and injuries to three civilians in Belgorod.
The Lava Unmanned Systems Regiment, part of the 2nd Khartiia Corps of the Ukrainian National Guard, has expanded its operations amid increasing drone warfare. Ukrainian military authorities confirmed specific strikes on energy facilities in Saratov and Kirov, while no timeline has been provided for when operations would resume in affected areas.
Russian officials confirmed multiple drone strikes across several regions, with Saratov’s Governor Roman Busargin reporting damage to “civil infrastructure.” In response, Moscow-backed authorities in Crimea announced restrictions on petrol sales, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy seeking additional air defence support from allies.
What remains unclear — It is not clear how many civilians have been affected by the strikes in the Belgorod region.
Ukrainian drone strikes target multiple Russian facilities, including refinery
NewsUkrainian drone attacks hit multiple Russian targets, including refinery
Saratov refinery hit as Ukrainian strikes intensify across Russian regions, damaging civilian infrastructure.
A member of the Lava Unmanned Systems Regiment in the Kharkiv region on the border with Russia in northeastern Ukraine carries a Leleka reconnaissance drone, which is capable of flying up to 120km (75 miles) and returning to base [File: Diego Fedele/Getty Images]
Ukrainian drones have struck energy and industrial targets across several Russian regions, Russian authorities say, in an escalating campaign of strikes against infrastructure.
In Saratov, a region on the Volga River with several oil refineries that has come under regular Ukrainian attack in recent years, Governor Roman Busargin said on Sunday on Telegram that “civil infrastructure” had been damaged in the overnight strikes.
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Ukraine’s military confirmed that it had struck the Saratov oil refinery overnight, but denied Russian accusations that it had hit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Russian-occupied territory.
In the Kirov region, northeast of Moscow and about 1,300km (800 miles) from Ukraine, Governor Alexander Sokolov said drones had hit a facility in the Urzhumsky district. The Ukrainian army confirmed the attack, saying it had also hit the Lazarevo oil-pumping station in the region.
Governors in the Rostov, Voronezh and Belgorod regions, all of which border Ukraine, also reported strikes, and three civilians were injured in Belgorod.
On Ukraine’s Russian-controlled Crimean Peninsula, Moscow-backed Governor Sergei Aksyonov said authorities were introducing restrictions on sales of petrol.
He did not say why, but Ukraine for months has been attacking fuel infrastructure in southwestern Russia close to Crimea.
Separately on Sunday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine received a new Iris-T air defence missile launcher from Germany as he asked for the provision of more air defence ammunition from Kyiv’s allies.
“We also need missiles for air defence systems to have sufficient capabilities to repel Russian attacks,” Zelenskyy said on Telegram.