Ukraine strikes two Russian oil refineries as Moscow kills 17 in Kyiv-area attacks
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Ukraine and Russia exchanged heavy strikes on Thursday as the war entered its fifth year, with both sides targeting critical infrastructure and civilian areas.
Ukrainian forces launched drone attacks on at least two major Russian oil refineries, including the Slavneft-Yanos facility in Yaroslavl and the Bashneft-Novoil plant in Ufa, according to Ukraine’s General Staff and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The strikes damaged crude oil tanks and processing units at the Yaroslavl refinery, causing fires and spills, Ukraine’s SBU security service reported . Russia confirmed fires at one refinery in Yaroslavl and reported two civilian deaths in the border region of Bryansk .
Meanwhile, Russia intensified missile and drone attacks across Ukraine, killing at least 17 people in strikes on logistics centers near Kyiv on Wednesday and hitting a train station in Kharkiv Oblast on Thursday, where two railway workers were killed . Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 66 Russian drones overnight . The attacks also destroyed 400,000 square meters of Ukrainian warehouse space in the past month, according to Forbes Ukraine .
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence reported that its unmanned systems had killed or wounded approximately 211,600 Russian troops since January, with losses verified through the DELTA battlefield system. July saw an increase of over 3,000 Russian casualties compared to June . The ministry also confirmed contracts worth UAH 333.6 billion ($7.4 billion) for unmanned aerial vehicles in the first half of 2026.
Lithuania’s Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas warned that Russia may stage false flag attacks on Baltic infrastructure using captured Ukrainian drones . German authorities are investigating explosives found at Leipzig Airport, which Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt described as a “professional, hybrid threat scenario” .
Ukraine’s air defense capabilities are under strain, with its stockpile of US-made PAC-3 Patriot interceptors depleted, according to The Spectator. Political scientist Alvydas Medalinskas told LRT that without swift action on ballistic missile defense, the war’s momentum could shift against Ukraine . The European Union announced it would allocate €1.4 billion in frozen Russian asset revenues to support Ukraine’s war effort and economy .
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