Kyiv, Ukraine, Sept 18, 2025 (AFP) - Ukraine hits Russian oil refinery deep behind front

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2025-09-18

Ukrainian drones on Thursday hit a major Russian oil refinery some 1,400 kilometres (870 miles) from the front line, triggering a fire, officials from both countries said. The strike is the latest in a wave of drone attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure as Kyiv seeks to knock out Russia's vital energy revenues that fund its army. A source in Ukraine's SBU security agency said its drones had hit "the heart" of a refinery in the central Bashkor......

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