UPDATE 1-Ukraine attacked Russian oil refinery in Yaroslavl, Zelenskiy says

Ukrainian forces ​have attacked a Russian ‌oil refinery ​in Yaroslavl, some 700 km (435 miles) from the Ukrainian border, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said ‌on Friday, the latest in a series of strikes by Kyiv on oil facilities in Russia.

"In particular, overnight, the Defense Forces of Ukraine operated against ‌targets associated with the Yaroslavl oil refinery – about 700 kilometers ‌from our territory," he said on the Telegram messaging app. Ukraine has intensified its attacks in Russia, aiming to disrupt Russia's oil industry and slash revenue that ⁠helps Moscow ​fund the war ⁠in Ukraine. Global energy prices have risen during the Iran conflict and sanctions ⁠on Moscow's oil sales have been eased.

Kyiv has also increasingly adopted the ​tactic of hitting the same facilities several times. The Ukrainian defence ministry ⁠said on X that Ukraine hit 11 Russian oil facilities this month as ⁠of ​May 21, including one of Russia's largest refineries Kirishi.

Virtually all major oil refineries in central Russia have been forced to halt ⁠or scale back fuel output following Ukrainian drone attacks in recent days, ⁠official data ⁠showed and sources told Reuters this week. "We are bringing the war back home – to Russia – and ‌that's only fair," ‌Zelenskiysaid.

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