Ukraine says it attacked two Russian oil refineries

At least two killed in drone attacks, Russian authorities say, as Ukraine continues to target energy facilities.Ukraine says it has carried out drone strikes on two Russian oil refineries as it continues to ramp up its air attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the military hit the Slavyansk and the Yaroslavl refineries, about 300 and 700 kilometres (190 and 435 miles) from the front line, respectively, overnight with long-range drones.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Iran attacks Kuwait and Bahrain in response to US strikeslist 2 of 3Iraq security forces arrest several officials in anticorruption crackdownlist 3 of 3Uganda’s military chief orders shutdown of two media outletsend of list“We continue our operations that weaken Russia’s ability to wage this war,” Zelenskyy wrote on X on Sunday, saying each attack “means fewer resources serving Russia’s war machine”.A fire broke out at an oil refinery in Slavyansk-na-Kubani in Russia’s Krasnodar region, Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said on his Telegram channel, and several houses were damaged by debris. He said one person was killed in the drone attack.Yaroslavl Governor Mikhail Yevrayev also reported on Telegram that the region had been under attack from Ukrainian drones, and said exits from the city had temporarily been shut.In the Belgorod region, another person was killed in the Shebekinsky district following 64 Ukrainian drone attacks in 24 hours, Russia’s Tass news agency reported.Russia shot down “a total of 117 enemy drones of various types”, the governor of the Kursk region, Alexander Khinshtein, said. “Drones dropped explosive devices on our territory seven times”.Last week, Ukraine used long-range drones to hit two oil facilities in Kerch in Crimea and the port of Kavkaz. Both are used to bring fuel to the Russian front lines. It also struck electricity plants, prompting the suspension of fuel sales in Crimea.