Ukrainian military conducted drone attacks on two Russian refineries, triggering fires and forcing temporary shutdowns. The attacks threaten Russian oil exports, could push global oil prices higher, and may provoke further retaliation or sanctions escalation. Ukrainian armed forces (or SBU), Russian refinery operators and local authorities, with indirect involvement of Western intelligence monitoring the strikes. Russia is expected to bolster air defences around its energy sites, possibly launch counter‑strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure, while oil markets watch for price spikes and the EU weighs additional sanctions on Russian petroleum. Kyiv announced that its forces successfully attacked two Russian oil refineries with drones, causing fires and operational disruptions. The strikes follow a pattern of Ukrainian deep‑operations targeting Russian energy and military infrastructure, and come amid renewed diplomatic overtures from Zelenskyy to Putin. The confirmation raises immediate concerns about the security of Russian crude output and the potential for wider market reverberations.
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