Ukraine targets key Russian oil refinery as Moscow tests hypersonic missile
Russia and Ukraine have been engaging in major aerial battles, targeting energy and transportation infrastructure, as Moscow presses its fierce ground assault in the Ukrainian east in the war’s fourth year and tests a type of hypersonic weapon.
Russia’s Ministry of Defence announced on Sunday that its air defences shot down 361 drones, four guided aerial bombs, and rockets from a US-made high mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS) overnight.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported bringing down a ballistic missile and 164 drones of different types.
Russian authorities and Ukraine’s military confirmed that a main target of Ukrainian drones was the Kirishi oil refinery in Russia’s northwestern Leningrad region – one of the largest in the world’s second-biggest oil-exporting country.
“Explosions and fire were recorded at the refinery,” Ukraine claimed, calling it a “successful strike”. But the scale of the damage, if any, could not be independently verified.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/14/ukraine-targets-key-russian-oil-refinery-as-moscow-tests-hypersonic-missile
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