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Ukrainian drones strike a major refinery deep inside Russia, setting it ablaze

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Ukrainian drones have struck a major refinery deep inside Russia, marking the fourth attack in three days. This is part of Kyiv’s ongoing campaign to disrupt Moscow’s vital oil sector more than four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion.

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  1. Oil Price

    Ukraine Drone Attack Hits Major Oil Refinery Deep Inside Russia (opens Oil Price)

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    Ukraine’s military claimed another drone attack on an oil refinery in Russia in the early hours on Tuesday as Ukrainian forces continue to target Russia’s energy producing and exporting infrastructure in an escalation of drone attacks at key oil refining hubs.

  2. WHEC Rochester

    Ukrainian drones strike a major refinery deep inside Russia, setting it ablaze (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Ukrainian drones have struck a major refinery deep inside Russia, marking the fourth attack in three days. This is part of Kyiv’s ongoing campaign to disrupt Moscow’s vital oil sector more than four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion.

  3. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Ukraine’s drones hit a major Russian refinery 800 miles from the border, sparking a fire (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Ukrainian drones have struck a major refinery deep inside Russia, marking the fourth attack in three days

  4. PBS NewsHour

    Ukrainian drones strike major oil refinery deep inside Russia, setting it ablaze (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Russia is one of the world's biggest energy producers, with oil providing an economic mainstay as its military tries to push deeper into Ukraine in a slow and costly advance more than four years after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion.

  5. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Ukraine hits Russian refinery (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian drones struck a major refinery deep inside Russia, military officials said Thursday, the fourth in three days in Kyiv's ongoing campaign to choke Moscow's vital oil sector.

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