A Russian oil refinery after drone strike.
The ministry also reported targeting refineries and processing facilities in Moscow, Yaroslavl, KINEF (Kirishi), Ust-Luga, Perm, Ilsky, Saratov, and Syzran regions, among others during recent attacks. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the deployment through his post on X.
“More than 51 per cent of Russia’s oil refining capacity is out of action”, the ministry said on X. Long-range strike drones have been one of their priorities, according to Ukraine’s defence ministry. Deep strike capabilities will keep scaling”, the ministry said. Russian defence ministry, cited by state-run TASS news agency, said that the Russian forces would step up attacks on military facilities, defence industry sites and related infrastructure in Kyiv and elsewhere in Ukraine.
Ukraine’s defence minister Evgeniy Khmara claimed the partial paralysis was a result of carefully planned and systematic work to destroy Moscow’s military-economic potential. Ukraine’s defence ministry on Monday claimed more than half of Russia’s oil refining capacity was destroyed by its armed forces.