Ukrainian drone attacks hit multiple Russian targets, including refinery
Key takeaways
- Saratov refinery hit as Ukrainian strikes intensify across Russian regions, damaging civilian infrastructure.
- Ukraine’s military confirmed that it had struck the Saratov oil refinery overnight, but denied Russian accusations that it had hit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Russian-occupied territory.
- In the Kirov region, northeast of Moscow and about 1,300km (800 miles) from Ukraine, Governor Alexander Sokolov said drones had hit a facility in the Urzhumsky district.
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Saratov refinery hit as Ukrainian strikes intensify across Russian regions, damaging civilian infrastructure.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A member of the Lava Unmanned Systems Regiment in the Kharkiv region on the border with Russia in northeastern Ukraine carries a Leleka reconnaissance drone, which is capable of flying up to 120km (75 miles) and returning to base [File: Diego Fedele/Getty Images]By Reuters Published On 31 May 202631 May 2026Ukrainian drones have struck energy and industrial targets across several Russian regions, Russian authorities say, in an escalating campaign of strikes against infrastructure.
In Saratov, a region on the Volga River with several oil refineries that has come under regular Ukrainian attack in recent years, Governor Roman Busargin said on Sunday on Telegram that “civil infrastructure” had been damaged in the overnight strikes.