Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced significant drone strikes targeting Russian facilities that support the ongoing war. Among the affected locations were an oil refinery in the Yamalo-Nenets region and a maritime trading port in Dagestan. Additional strikes impacted regions including Moscow, Voronezh, Astrakhan, and Bryansk.
Zelensky emphasized that Russia continues its daily terror against Ukraine, prompting a just response from Ukrainian forces.
Reports from the operational headquarters of the Krasnodar region indicated a drone attack on Sochi, alongside local accounts of a strike on the seaport in Makhachkala.
The Special Operations Forces recently claimed a record number of strikes throughout the war, successfully hitting critical Russian enterprises over 3,000 kilometers away, including the Novy Urengoy and Purovsky gas condensate plants located in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
Background
- Since the beginning of 2024, Ukraine has intensified its attacks on oil and gas facilities within Russia. President Zelensky stated that Ukraine has no choice but to retaliate against Russian air strikes on Ukrainian energy assets.
