Ukraine has significantly increased its long-range drone attacks against Russian oil facilities, targeting those that fuel warplanes, ships, and military vehicles as well as refineries that power the Russian economy. The attacks, which began intensifying in December, aim to disrupt Russia's war machine and amplify the impact of Western sanctions against Russian energy. Ukrainian officials stated that these strikes will continue, emphasizing the importance of weakening Russia's ability to sustain its war effort.
Ukraine has ramped up long-range drone strikes into Russia, targeting oil facilities that fuel warplanes, ships and military vehicles as well as oil refineries that help power the economy. An increase in the intensity of the attacks appears to have started in December, continued through the whole of January and is still being maintained into February, according to analysis of drone strikes confirmed by the Ukrainian armed forces and security services.
The video below shows the plant on fire after the first attack. 'Combat work on… important objects involved in securing the army of Russian aggressors will continue,' the Ukrainian military said in a Facebook post at the time. The attacks reportedly forced the refinery - which accounts for about 5% of Russia's total refining output - to suspend operations. Kristall attack Another target deemed important enough to strike twice was the Kristall oil depot.
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