Ukraine's defence forces have carried out targeted strikes on two Russian oil refineries, aiming to undermine Russia's oil revenues used to finance the war. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing The Guardian.
Another round of Russian overnight attacks targeted the eastern city of Balakliia and the northern Sumy region. At least six people were killed and 36 injured. In Balakliia, Kharkiv region, firefighters work at the site of a private house destroyed during overnight Russian drone strikes.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that Ukraine's military managed to hit two Russian refineries, striking "Russia's oil revenues, which it uses to finance the war and the killing of Ukrainians."
"Ukraine's Defence Forces struck the aggressor's facilities more than 1,300 kilometres from the frontline. The Bashneft-Novoil refinery was hit in Bashkortostan. In the Yaroslavl region, nearly 700 kilometres from our border, the Slavneft-YANOS refinery was hit," he said.
The attacks come at a particularly sensitive moment as Ukraine is growing concerned about the lack of air defence missiles to protect its skies. Nato secretary general Mark Rutte pledged to "urgently" look into this after speaking to Zelenskyy last night.
Later this month, US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to make their first visit to Kyiv for direct talks with Zelenskyy, with the issue of US licensing the manufacturing of Patriot missiles to Ukraine likely to be discussed.
Elsewhere, attention is on Leipzig after last night's press conference by Germany's interior minister Alexander Dobrindt, hinting at the possible involvement of "foreign powers" remaining in "competition" with Europe on hybrid threats.
Several countries in central and south eastern Europe remain on red alert due to extreme temperatures. Austria and Slovakia broke their all-time high temperature records on Wednesday, with more extreme heat expected today, including also in Italy.
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