Summary
Ukrainian forces attacked oil facilities in Russia and Russian-occupied Crimea, causing fires but no reported casualties from the strikes at the oil sites. Russia said it shot down hundreds of Ukrainian drones, while Ukrainian defenses also intercepted many Russian drones attacking Ukraine.
Key Facts
- Ukrainian forces struck oil storage and transshipment facilities in southern Russia and Crimea, causing fires.
- Russian officials confirmed a fire at the Grushovaya oil base near Novorossiysk and at the Krasny Yar station in Volgograd region, with no injuries reported.
- Ukrainian strikes on fuel facilities in Crimea targeted sites supplying the Russian military.
- A Ukrainian drone damaged a passenger train traveling from Moscow to Simferopol in Crimea, injuring the driver and killing the driver’s assistant; no passengers were harmed.
- All passenger train services in Crimea were stopped after the train attack, with buses used for transport instead.
- Russia’s defense ministry reported shooting down 310 Ukrainian drones overnight across various regions, including Moscow and Crimea.
- Ukraine said it intercepted or suppressed 124 out of 155 drones launched by Russia during attacks on Ukrainian territory.
- The attacks are part of Ukraine’s efforts to hurt Russia economically amid the ongoing conflict.
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