Ukrainian forces carried out an overnight strike targeting an oil refinery in the Russian city of Yaroslavl, about 700 kilometers from Ukrainian territory.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on Telegram following a briefing from Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukrinform reports.
"We continue our defensive operations in the designated areas of active operations. Today, there was a report by Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi on the use of long-range drones against Russian oil refining and export assets. In particular, overnight, the Defense Forces of Ukraine operated against targets associated with the Yaroslavl oil refinery – about 700 kilometers from our territory. We are bringing the war back home – to Russia – and that's only fair," Zelensky said.
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According to him, strikes were also carried out against designated targets in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
