Ukraine to Intensify Strikes on Russian Oil Refineries as Moscow Expands Civilian Airstrikes
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Updated · The Guardian · Oct 4
Ukraine to Intensify Strikes on Russian Oil Refineries as Moscow Expands Civilian Airstrikes
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Oct 4
Summary
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine will step up attacks on Russian oil refineries while avoiding civilian targets, framing the move as a response to Russia’s campaign against Ukraine’s energy system and cities.
Ukrainian intelligence has obtained documents that Zelenskyy said show Vladimir Putin approved broader winter strikes on civilian infrastructure — including roads, schools and hospitals — to pressure people to leave Kyiv and other cities.
At least 6 people were killed in Russian attacks on Saturday, and damage to Kyiv’s Northern Bridge disrupted traffic for a third day after earlier strikes on apartment blocks, warehouses, gas stations and datacentres.
About 140 sq km of eastern Donbas has been recaptured in Ukraine’s Vivaldi counteroffensive, while Kyiv also works around low F-16 and MiG ammunition by boosting jamming, adding anti-Shahed missiles and deploying the 250-km FP-7 ballistic missile.