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Ukraine Confirms New Strike on Tuapse Oil Refinery as Pokrovsk Sector Sees Most Russian Assaults

Longer‑range Ukrainian drones are straining Russia’s air defenses.

Overview

  • Ukraine’s General Staff said Tuesday it hit the Tuapse refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai with strike drones, reporting confirmed impacts and a fire at the site.
  • The military reported 226 combat clashes over the past day, with defenders stopping 52 assault attempts toward the Pokrovsk area in Donetsk region.
  • Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said its strike reach has grown to about 1,750 kilometers since 2022, a shift ISW links to overloaded Russian air defenses that let more deep strikes get through.
  • Ukrenergo reported widespread outages in Sumy region on Tuesday after Russian drone attacks on power facilities, with repair crews working where conditions allow.
  • Civilian areas came under fresh fire, with a mass drone attack on Odesa injuring about 13 people on Monday, and debris from a downed drone injuring one person in Kyiv on Tuesday.