Ukraine on Saturday said its long-range drones struck targets deep inside Russia overnight, including a military facility near St Petersburg and an oil depot in the southern Krasnodar region, as the war continued to escalate with both sides reporting fresh battlefield gains and aerial attacks.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the strikes targeted “the enemy navy’s arsenals and a base in Kronstadt” in Russia’s northwestern St Petersburg region, while another attack hit an oil depot in Krasnodar, according to Reuters.
In a post on X, Zelenskyy said Ukrainian drones travelled about 1,000 kilometres to reach the St Petersburg region and around 500 kilometres to strike the Krasnodar target.
“It is time to end this war. But Russia’s ruler wants to keep fighting,” Zelenskyy wrote, adding that “Russia must end its war and stop its attacks on life. Any manifestation of injustice against Ukraine will receive a just response.”
