THE Ukraine launched 9 US-made ATACMS missiles in opposition to Crimea and no less than 60 drones in opposition to areas in Russia, whereas a Ukrainian drone strike pressured authorities to close down an oil refinery in southern Russia, they mentioned as we speak Russian officers.
Russian air defenses shot down 9 ATACMS launched in opposition to Crimea (a.ok.a. Ukrainian peninsula annexed by Russia), in addition to 57 drones launched in opposition to Russia’s Krasnodar area and three drones launched in opposition to the area Belgorod additionally in Russian territory, the Russian Ministry of Protection introduced as we speak.
Russian officers additionally mentioned 6 drones crashed on the grounds of an oil refinery in Slavyansk within the Krasnodar area of southern Russia. Russia’s Interfax information company reported that the refinery was shut down after the assault. The Russian information company TASS additionally reported, citing Russian officers, that no fires had been brought on on the refinery by the assault.
The refinery in Slavyansk is a personal plant with the capability to supply 4 million metric tons of oil per yr, about 1 million barrels per day.
For the time being, Kiev has not commented on this data.
Russia has reported a rise in Ukrainian assaults on its soil since Russian forces opened a brand new entrance in northeastern Ukraine’s Kharkiv area earlier this month.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has mentioned Moscow is making a buffer zone there to guard the nation from such assaults, which Russia says threat igniting a wider battle between Russia and the West if Ukraine makes use of western weapons.
Russia introduced yesterday, Saturday, that Russian forces captured the village of Staritsia, within the Kharkiv area, and defeated Ukrainian items alongside the entrance, together with within the Sumy area.
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