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Ukraine Strikes Russian Refineries as Russia Launches New Mass Drone Waves

European funding for Ukrainian long‑range drones has drawn explicit threats from Moscow.

Overview

  • Ukraine’s Air Force said it neutralized 190 of 219 Russian attack drones launched since Friday evening, with strikes recorded at 17 locations and debris falling in nine more.
  • Kyiv’s drone forces hit refineries and ports inside Russia overnight into Saturday, including Novokuybyshevsk, Syzran, Vysotsk, and Tikhoretsk, with regional officials reporting fires and damage.
  • Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed its air defenses destroyed 258 Ukrainian drones over multiple regions as governors confirmed a fire at Vysotsk and damage at oil and industrial sites.
  • A Russian strike on a major energy facility in Ukraine’s Chernihiv region left about 380,000 customers without power, while officials reported new civilian casualties from attacks on Odesa, Donetsk, and Kharkiv regions.
  • Front‑line fighting remained intense with the heaviest pressure near Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka, and Ukraine’s military intelligence warned Russia is preparing a new push to seize the Donbas by September.