Ukraine's Strikes Reach Russia: Oil Facilities and Military Airfields Targeted

Ukraine's military reported striking oil facilities within Russia, impacting a major refinery, a military airfield, and an electronics factory. Using drones, Ukraine's forces targeted locations in Ryazan, Voronezh, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, and Penza. The attacks represent Ukraine's growing capability to counter long-range strikes from Russia.


Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 02-08-2025 15:24 IST | Created: 02-08-2025 15:24 IST
Ukraine's Strikes Reach Russia: Oil Facilities and Military Airfields Targeted
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Ukraine has escalated its military operations by targeting key infrastructure sites within Russia. The country's military announced significant strikes on oil facilities, including a major refinery and a military airfield dedicated to drones, as well as an electronics factory.

Details of the execution were not fully disclosed, but Ukrainian forces have increasingly relied on their expanding fleet of long-range kamikaze drones capable of substantial reach to deliver explosive payloads.

Meanwhile, Russia's defense ministry reported intercepting numerous Ukrainian drones, highlighting ongoing skirmishes between the nations as tensions persist. The developments underscore a volatile situation in Eastern Europe as hostilities continue unabated.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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