Russia Targets Ukrainian Military Sites; Oil Refinery Hit in Russian Attack

According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, Moscow announced on Thursday that more than 50 drones were destroyed in Russia‘s Rostov region overnight. Russian authorities also stated that 65 adversary drones were shot down in the Yaroslavl region, with no casualties reported.

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that its forces conducted operations against naval vessels used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the night. Russian forces targeted industrial facilities, Ukrainian military-industrial complex centers, and energy and transportation infrastructure in Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, and the Odesa region. Russian aerospace forces also attacked two temporary deployment sites of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kharkiv region using FAB-500 bombs.

Al Jazeera reported that the governor of the Rostov region stated that a power plant was damaged by falling debris from a Ukrainian drone, causing power outages in parts of the city of Rostov. The governor of the Rostov region added that approximately 50 drones were shot down during a large-scale Ukrainian attack on the city of Rostov.

The governor of the Yaroslavl region reported a fire at an oil refinery resulting from a Ukrainian drone attack. No fatalities were reported.