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Overnight strikes reportedly kill one and damage Russian oil refinery
Leningrad's governor says a Ukrainian drone attack set Kirishi refinery ablaze; Russian agencies report strikes on Ukrainian substations.
The short version
- Strikes overnight by both sides reportedly killed at least one person and damaged a Russian refinery.[Al Jazeera]
- Leningrad's governor said a Ukrainian drone attack set the Kirishi refinery on fire and that falling debris killed a woman.[Al Jazeera]
- Russian state agencies reported three Ukrainian power substations were struck, and Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 317 drones overnight.[Al Jazeera · ABC News]
- Russia's defense ministry gave a figure of four substations, and Al Jazeera could not verify the Russian claims.[Al Jazeera · ABC News]
Key facts
- Overnight strikes between Russia and Ukraine reportedly killed at least one person and damaged a Russian oil refinery.[Al Jazeera]
- Leningrad Regional Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said the Kirishi refinery caught fire after a Ukrainian drone attack.[Al Jazeera]
- Drozdenko said one woman was killed by falling drone debris and that air defense forces downed 113 Ukrainian drones.[Al Jazeera]
- Russia's Ministry of Defense said it targeted four electrical substations in the Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkasy and Vinnytsia regions.[ABC News]
- Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 317 drones overnight, including 105 jet-powered drones.[ABC News]
- Russian state news agencies reported strikes on three power substations and a Black Sea cargo ship that Moscow said was carrying arms to Ukrainian forces.[Al Jazeera]
What remains uncertain
- Russian accounts differ on substation strikes, with state agencies citing three and the defense ministry citing four, and neither count has been independently verified.[Al Jazeera · ABC News]
- Al Jazeera could not independently verify Russian claims that a Black Sea cargo ship carrying arms was struck.[Al Jazeera]
- The provided reporting does not confirm whether the one reported death is the only casualty from the overnight strikes.[Al Jazeera]
Sources
Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.
- At least one person killed as Russia and Ukraine trade strikes overnightAl Jazeera
- A day before US-brokered talks, Russia and Ukraine batter each other with strikesABC News - International
- Russia and Ukraine exchange strikes a day before U.S.-brokered talks are scheduled to beginPBS NewsHour - World
- Russia and Ukraine batter each other with long-range strikesAssociated Press