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Zelensky calls for Ukraine to launch 1,000 drones at Russia daily
The Kyiv Independent • • world
Key Points:
- President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Ukraine to increase its long-range drone strikes against Russia to 1,000 drones per day, up from the current average of over 300 daily strikes.
- Zelensky emphasized the need to strengthen defenses against Russian Shahed drones and intensify attacks on Russian energy and military infrastructure amid escalating Russian aerial assaults on Ukrainian cities.
- Ukrainian forces recently targeted major Russian oil refineries, including the Slavneft-YANOS refinery in Yaroslavl and the Lukoil-Nizhegorodorgsintez refinery in Kstovo, causing significant damage and halting crude oil processing.
- Zelensky highlighted the economic impact on Russia, noting reduced gasoline supplies, exports, and logistics, with Russia now importing gasoline and subsidizing its oil companies with state funds.
- He warned that Ukraine would continue to escalate long-range strikes if Russia refuses to engage in rational negotiations to end the war.
