Putin admits Ukraine attacks hitting Russian economy, society
Key takeaways
- Ukraine has increasingly targeted Russian refineries, depots and pipelines, as well as fuel supplies in Crimea.
- Putin’s remarks on Friday followed weeks of intensifying Ukrainian strikes on Russian infrastructure, including a Kyiv-claimed attack on a key oil refinery in Russia’s Nizhnekamsk the previous night.
- Putin declared confidence that the onslaught would not affect Moscow’s determination to continue with its invasion of its neighbour.
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Ukraine has increasingly targeted Russian refineries, depots and pipelines, as well as fuel supplies in Crimea.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with service members of the Russian armed forces, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, June 12 [Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via Reuters]By AFP, Reuters and The Associated Press Published On 12 Jun 202612 Jun 2026President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged that the recent surge in Ukrainian attacks is inflicting damage on the Russian economy and society.
Putin’s remarks on Friday followed weeks of intensifying Ukrainian strikes on Russian infrastructure, including a Kyiv-claimed attack on a key oil refinery in Russia’s Nizhnekamsk the previous night. However, the Kremlin chief insisted that the surge in strikes will not succeed in creating division and that the economy will quickly bounce back.