World · 6 August 2026
What Russian oil refineries did Ukraine hit overnight?
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Ukraine's military struck two oil refineries deep inside Russia overnight, President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed, hitting sites in the Yaroslavl and Bashkortostan regions hundreds of miles from the front line. Bloomberg and the BBC reported fires at the Yaroslavl plant, while officials said the Bashkortostan site had already been hit on previous nights. The strikes extend Kyiv's campaign against refineries fuelling Russia's war effort.
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