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Business and EconomyBy Illia Novikov8/6/20261 min read
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine has hit more oil facilities deep inside Russia. The attacks are part of Kyiv's effort to undermine Moscow's wartime economy. Ukrainian forces targeted refineries in Bashkortostan and the Yaroslavl region. T…
✨ Key Highlights
- Ukraine struck additional oil facilities deep inside Russia in overnight attacks, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, part of Kyiv's continuing campaign to weaken Moscow's wartime economy and pressure the Kremlin.
- The repeated strikes have triggered fuel shortages inside Russia, while Ukraine faces regular barrages that its depleted air defenses are struggling to counter during Moscow's four-year-old full-scale invasion.
- The Kyiv region held an official day of mourning Thursday after a Russian missile and drone attack killed 17 people the day before, intensifying efforts by Ukraine and its allies to secure new air defense supplies.
- The United Nations office in Kyiv reported that 1,396 civilians were killed and 7,978 injured in Ukraine during the first six months of this year, a 37% rise from the same period last year and a 114% increase over 2024, attributed to more long-range Russian aerial attacks.
- Zelenskyy said he met with senior officials to speed up development of Ukraine's own ballistic weaponry and a new anti-ballistic system, noting that few countries have achieved such capability.
- He expects the program to yield results this year and next after overcoming challenges including sourcing critical components, cooperating technologically with partner countries, and selecting production sites.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) Ukraine hit more oil facilities deep inside Russia in overnight attacks, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, as Kyiv kept up its campaign to undermine Moscows wartime econ