Zelensky claims Ukraine attacked Russian oil and maritime infrastructure

Zelensky said the affected facilities were more than 1.300 kilometers from the front line, including the Bashneft-Novoil oil refinery in Bashkortostan and the Slavneft-Yanos refinery in the Yaroslavl region.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Telegram tonight that Ukrainian forces had carried out long-range attacks on Russian facilities to reduce Moscow's oil revenues, which he accuses of financing "the war and the murder of Ukrainians."

Zelensky said the hit facilities were more than 1.300 kilometers from the front line, including the Bashneft-Novoil oil refinery in Bashkortostan and the Slavneft-Yanos refinery in the Yaroslavl region.

He added that the Ukrainian military had attacked two Russian warships in the Black Sea, as well as vessels linked to a "ghost" fleet used to circumvent Western oil sanctions.

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