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Ukraine hits Russian oil refinery, Zelensky says, as Kyiv intensifies new tactic

Heavily damaged buildings of the Starobilsk professional college in the Luhansk region after a drone strike on May 22, 2026.
Heavily damaged buildings of the Starobilsk professional college in the Luhansk region after a drone strike on May 22, 2026. © AFP via Handout from the Russian-installed head of Luhansk region

Ukrainian forces attacked an ​oil refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl region, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday, the ​latest ‌in a series of strikes ⁠by Kyiv on Russian oil facilities. Authorities in Ukraine's Russian-controlled Luhansk region on Friday said a Ukrainian drone attack on a student dormitory killed at least six people and wounded dozens.

Ukrainian forces attacked a Russian ​oil refinery in Yaroslavl, around 700km (435 miles) from the Ukrainian border, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday, the ​latest ‌in a series of strikes ⁠by Kyiv on oil facilities in Russia.

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