Ukraine says it hit Russian oil facilities, military airfield

Ukraine says it hit Russian oil facilities, military airfield


In a statement on Telegram, Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces said they had hit the oil refinery in Ryazan, about 180 km southeast of Moscow, causing a fire on its premises. At the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine had no response to Moscow's vast long-range strike capacity but it has since built up a fleet of long-range kamikaze drones able to carry explosive warheads for many hundreds of kilometers. On Ukraine's eastern battlefront, Russia's defense ministry said, Russian forces had captured the village of Oleksandro-Kalynove in the Donetsk region on Saturday.


Published at: 2025-08-02 21:19:06

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