Ukraine resumes drone attacks on Russian oil refineries, killing three people in the process
Ukraine launched drone attacks on Russian oil refineries in four days, targeting the Kstovo facility in Nizhny Novgorod, one of Russia's largest refineries, and damaging an industrial site east of Moscow. The attacks disrupted about 10 percent of Russia's oil refining and over 10 percent of its diesel production, with hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian households left without electricity. Russian officials confirmed the attack hit a key industrial site and reported downing 235 drones, while Ukraine claimed it neutralized 371 of 433 sent by Russia.
- Ukraine struck three refineries and two facilities in four days.
- Zelensky stated that if the US provides Patriot missiles, Ukraine will cease attacks on Russian refineries for one month.
- The Trump administration approved the sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine.
- Volodymyr Zelensky warned that deliveries could take years.
- The attacked facilities represent about 10 percent of total Russian oil refining.
- Volodimir Zelenski wrote that Russia attacked energy infrastructure in four Ukrainian regions during the night.
- The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the downing of 235 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over 17 Russian regions.
- The Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region stated over one hundred drones were destroyed.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated hundreds of thousands of households in Ukraine had no electricity.
- The Kstovo industrial enterprise sustained significant damage from the attack.
- Ukrainian attacks aim to limit Russia's oil and gas revenue.
- Russian authorities stated a drone attack hit an industrial facility in Kstovo, east of Moscow.
- Ukrainian officials stated they never agreed to a demand from Jared Kushner to pause refinery strikes for 30 days.
- Zelenskyy said Russia suffered 54,400 military personnel killed and wounded in October.
- The Lukoil-Nizhny Novgorodnefteorgsintez refinery may process 15 million tons of oil.
- Russia's Defense Ministry stated it intercepted one thousand forty-three Ukrainian drones across Russia and annexed Crimea.
- The first refinery attacked last Friday is located in the Samara region, over 1,000 kilometers southeast of Moscow.
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