Ukraine launches strikes on Russian oil infrastructure
AP News • • general
Key Points:
- Ukraine launched a series of strikes targeting Russian oil infrastructure, including the Primorsk port on the Baltic Sea and two tankers near the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, aiming to disrupt Russia's oil exports used to fund its invasion.
- The nighttime drone strike at Primorsk caused a fire but no reported oil spill, with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy confirming the destruction of military targets and significant damage to oil port facilities.
- Russian drone attacks on Ukraine's Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk regions resulted in civilian casualties and damage to residential buildings and infrastructure, while a Ukrainian drone strike near Moscow killed a 77-year-old man.
- Russian authorities reported shooting down hundreds of Ukrainian drones over Russia and occupied Crimea, while Ukraine defended against a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack, intercepting the majority of incoming threats.
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