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Articles with tag "drones"

Ukraine Sets Major Oil Refinery Ablaze in Largest-Ever Drone Attack on Moscow

Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said “several drones” managed to strike the Gazprom Neft-operated refinery located just south of the capital.

Ukrainian Drone Strike Targets Bus Carrying Belarusian Youth Soccer Team in Bryansk Region, Killing 1

Russian authorities said a woman was killed and six people, including children, were hospitalized following the attack.
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Ukrainian Drone Attacks Spark Fires at Moscow Refinery and Krasnodar Region Fuel Depot

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called strikes a “just response” to Russia’s ongoing attacks and protracted invasion.
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Ukrainian Drone Strikes in Tula Region Kill 3 as Russian Barrage Sets Historic Kyiv Monastery Ablaze

Russia’s military disputed the claim that it hit the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra and said its forces only targeted Ukrainian defense companies.
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Ukrainian Strike Kills 1, Wounds 3 in Southern Russia

A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded at least three others in southern Russia, regional authorities said Saturday, while nearly 100 people...
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Ukrainian Drone Attacks Target Tatarstan Refineries and Samara Petrochemical Plant on Russia Day

The targets reportedly included Russia’s largest producer of synthetic rubber and plastics and the Taneco oil refinery.
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Ukrainian Strikes Damage Several Bridges Linking Occupied Kherson With Annexed Crimea

Kremlin-installed authorities recently restricted commercial and passenger traffic along major roadways leading to Crimea.
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Ukrainian Drone Attacks Damage Russian Industrial Sites

Unverified reports suggested that a defense plant and an oil refinery were among the sites targeted in the overnight airstrikes.
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Woman Killed in Ukrainian Drone Attack on Belgorod Apartment Building

Further north in the Bryansk region, an overnight Ukrainian attack briefly left around 34,000 people without power.
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Russia’s Energy Ministry Admits Drone Attacks Behind Gasoline Shortages

Officials said they set up an “industry-wide task force” meant to ensure the “stable and efficient operation” of Russia’s energy sector.
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Rail Service Suspended in Parts of Crimea After Deadly Drone Attack on Train

Authorities said a Ukrainian drone killed the assistant driver of a train traveling from Moscow to Simferopol, the peninsula’s second-largest city.
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Ukraine Fires Wave of Drones at Russia on Last Day of Key Economic Forum

Officials said 86 drones were shot down over the Leningrad region, near where Russia is hosting its key economic forum.
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5 Azerbaijani Crew Members Killed in Sea of Azov Cargo Ship Attack

The strike occurred in Taganrog Bay, a narrow northeastern arm of the Sea of Azov bordered by Russia’s Krasnodar and Rostov regions.
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In Open Letter to Putin, Zelensky Calls for Meeting and Ceasefire

Putin has said he would only meet Zelensky to finalize an already agreed deal, rejecting calls to meet before then.
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Has the Tide Turned Against Russia in the Ukraine War?

While Ukraine has gained some ground and intensified strikes deep inside Russia, experts caution that Kyiv is far from a strategic turning point.
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Ukrainian Attacks on Annexed Crimea Kill 4

The overnight strikes forced a major gas station chain to suspend the distribution of gasoline vouchers amid a fuel shortage in the region.
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Ukrainian Drone Attack on Bus in Occupied Donetsk Kills 8, Kremlin-Installed Official Says

The coach had departed from Moscow and was traveling to Simferopol in annexed Crimea when it was hit in the town of Yenakiieve.
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Ukraine's Refinery Strikes Push Russian Crude Exports to Wartime High – Bloomberg

Repeated Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries have reduced domestic processing capacity and left more crude available for shipment abroad.
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Russia's Aircraft Output More Than Doubles as Drone Production Surges

Bloomberg said the aviation sector's rapid growth was being fueled in part by the mass production of inexpensive first-person-view (FPV) drones.
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Ukrainian Drone Attack Kills 1 in Belgorod Region

Authorities said the attack took place in the village of Pushkarnoye, located around 35 kilometers north of the border with Ukraine.
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