Zelensky says Ukrainian airstrikes hit oil facilities in Volgograd and Saratov
President Volodymyr Zelenskyj reported that Ukrainian air attacks struck oil installations in Volgograd and Saratov, with the Saratov refinery igniting, and also hit targets in several Russian regions.
Zelenskyj announced that Ukrainian forces bombed an oil plant in Volgograd and a refinery in Saratov, the latter catching fire after the strike. He added that additional attacks were carried out against sites in Dagestan, Udmurtia, Tula, Nizjnij Novgorod, Perm and Samara. The operations are described as part of a broader campaign to weaken Russia's war-fighting capacity.
Why it matters
The strikes demonstrate Ukraine's ability to target critical Russian infrastructure far from the front lines, potentially hampering Russia's war logistics.
How this story developed
- Aug 14 Russia claims strikes on Ukrainian rail hub and vessels as drones hit Russian ports
- Sep 9 Russian drones hit a border crossing in Ukraine’s Odesa region, killing two civilians, and set fire to a building in Kyiv.
- Sep 9 Norway's prime minister said a drone came close to hitting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's aircraft as it took off from Moldova en route to King Harald V's funeral in Oslo.
- Sep 9 Trump said Putin signaled willingness to reach a Ukraine peace deal.
- Sep 10 Zelenskyy met Norwegian leaders in Oslo to discuss further military aid after the drone near‑miss.
- Sep 10 Zelensky called for European and U.S. leaders to take a stronger negotiating role and said Ukraine is ready to make concessions.
- Sep 10 A drone strike in Sumy added three deaths and two injuries to the day's casualties.
- Sep 10 Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia is hopeful U.S.-backed Ukraine peace talks will restart soon.
- Sep 10 Pavlohrad shopping centre was hit by Russian shelling, igniting fires and causing civilian casualties.
- Sep 11 Sea drones detonated on the Sochi promenade, injuring civilians and prompting evacuations.
- Sep 11 Russian missiles hit a Kyiv nine‑storey residential building, injuring two people.
- Sep 11 Russia has deployed the new “Web” shield to safeguard energy infrastructure.
- Sep 11 Russia has begun importing Jet A‑1 from South Korea and Egypt.
- Sep 11 Ukrainian intelligence now reports that daily Russian casualties regularly exceed recruitment capacity.
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