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Confirmed
In Short: Ukrainian forces have launched repeated attacks on Russian oil refineries, causing widespread damage and a fuel crisis in Russia, according to multiple reports.
President Vladimir Putin admitted that these strikes have partially damaged Russia's economy, with 51% of the country's refining capacity out of action, as reported by the Bozemandailychronicle.
Air force spokesman Yurii Ihnat said on Ukrainian television that artificial intelligence is used to counter jet-powered Shahed drones, which have been targeting oil refineries.
Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov, a presidential adviser, stated on social media that 12 automated turrets had been installed in Kyiv to counter these drones, with more planned.
The International Energy Agency reported that some of Russia's 32 refineries have been hit as many as 15 times since the start of the war, creating a cycle of damage and emergency repairs that could degrade units long term.
According to Mayor Ihor Terekhov, a Russian attack with a guided aerial bomb killed at least three people and wounded 39 others, including three children, in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Monday.
The Russian Defence Ministry said its forces downed 199 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight, as well as in Crimea and the Black Sea.
Ukraine’s air force reported that Russia launched 205 drones overnight into Monday, with 172 shot down or suppressed.
Putin also stated that the strikes had caused Russia to lose roughly 1% of its gross domestic product, according to the Bozemandailychronicle.
A search and rescue operation is underway in Kharkiv, where a residential building was hit by a Russian attack, potentially trapping people under the rubble.
In Vyshhorod, Kyiv region, Ukraine, a mother and her family mourned the loss of her 14-year-old son, Illia Honcharenko, who was killed by a Russian rocket strike on a residential house.
The Defense Ministry said Sunday that recent attacks on refineries in cities like Moscow and Yaroslavl have put 51% of Russia’s refining capacity out of action.
The attacks on refineries have significantly impacted Russia's ability to supply its troops and equipment, according to Ukrainian claims.
What this adds
The attacks on refineries have caused a fuel crisis in Russia, with authorities restricting gasoline sales.
Background
President Donald Trump claimed in July that China and Russia were not aiding Iran in the ongoing conflict, stating that they had 'too much to lose' if they were to support Tehran, according to Arabnews (Saudi Arabia) and The Jerusalem Post (Israel).
U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to end the war in Ukraine by normalizing economic ties with Russia has drawn sharp criticism, particularly after Russia launched brutal attacks on Ukrainian civilians.
What's confirmed
- Presidential adviser Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov said on social media that 12 automated turrets had been installed in Kyiv to counter jet-powered Shahed drones, with more planned.
- “They started attacking oil refineries and openly declared the goal of damaging our economy. Did they achieve their goal. Partially,” Putin said at a meeting of the Valdai Club forum of international foreign policy experts.
- “It's machine vision that is used for the shootdowns. Artificial intelligence makes it possible to engage even jet-powered drones,” air force spokesman Yurii Ihnat said on Ukrainian television.
- “Fifty-one percent of struck refining capacity is a significant blow to the enemy's economy, to its ability to carry out aggression and supply its troop groupings. Our deep strikes continue to bring the war to Russian territory,” he said.
- Ukrainian forces have repeatedly attacked refineries from Moscow to Siberia, sparking a widespread fuel crisis in Russia earlier this year that forced authorities to restrict gasoline sales.
- Some of Russia's 32 refineries have been hit as many as 15 times since the start of the war, and one refinery has been hit every three days in recent months, creating a cycle of damage and emergency repairs that could degrade units long term, according to the International Energy Agency.
- The Russian Defence Ministry said its forces downed 199 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight, as well as the illegally annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea and the Black Sea.
- The Defense Ministry said Sunday that recent attacks on refineries in cities like Moscow and Yaroslavl have put 51% of Russia’s refining capacity out of action.
- President Vladimir Putin said in a rare admission Thursday that the strikes had caused Russia to lose roughly 1% of its gross domestic product.
- “There may be people under the rubble of the residential building that was hit. A search and rescue operation is underway,” Terekhov wrote on his Telegram channel.
- Ukraine’s air force reported that Russia launched 205 drones overnight into Monday, with 172 shot down or suppressed.
- Russian strikes kill at least 4 in Kharkiv A Russian attack with a guided aerial bomb killed at least three people and wounded 39 others, including three children, in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Monday, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said.
What's still developing
- Nothing material beyond the confirmed record.