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Ukraine says it hit Russian oil refinery in drone exchanges; key talks loom

Smoke rises as fire burns at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Bilozerske in the Donetsk region of Ukraine [Oleksandr Ratushniak/Reuters]

Ukraine’s military has said it struck an oil refinery in Russia’s Saratov region in an overnight drone attack, causing explosions and destruction, according to an army statement, as daily aerial exchanges intensify with diplomatic momentum to end the war in play.

Saratov’s governor said on Sunday that one person was killed and several residential apartments and an industrial facility were damaged, but did not mention the oil refinery being struck.

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