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Ukraine claims its drones hit a Russian oil facility, sparking a huge blaze
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https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-oil-fire-d0d524b488fb5fcc924a27523b65cdc4
autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] 2 years ago
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine claimed responsibility Tuesday for an overnight drone attack on a Russian oil facility that started a massive blaze in the latest long-range strike by Kyiv’s forces on a border region.
Ukraine has in recent months stepped up aerial assaults on Russian soil, targeting refineries and oil terminals in an effort to slow down the Kremlin’s war machine.
Moscow’s army is pressing hard along the front line in eastern Ukraine, where a shortage of troops and ammunition in the third year of war has made defenders vulnerable.
A Ukrainian official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to give the information to the media, said the attack was a special operation of Ukraine’s Security Service, known as SBU.
Ukrainian drone developers have been extending the weapons’ range for months, as Kyiv attempts to compensate for its battlefield disadvantage.
The unmanned aerial vehicles are also an affordable option while Ukraine waits for the arrival of more Western military aid.
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