Ukraine attacks Russian refineries as Russia strikes Ukrainian train station and vessel
Ukraine said it hit two oil refineries deep inside Russia, while Russia responded with missile strikes on a Ukrainian train station and a commercial ship, raising civilian casualties on both sides.
Ukraine announced that drones struck oil refineries in Russia's Bashkortostan and Yaroslavl regions, roughly 700 kilometres from the front line. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attacks could improve diplomatic prospects and urged Russia to choose peace, sharing a video of smoke over the facility.
Russia's defence ministry reported intercepting 605 Ukrainian drones overnight, and the governor of Yaroslavl said 92 drones were downed in what he described as the region's largest attack. In the neighboring Tver region, a drone damaged a logistics centre belonging to the e-commerce firm Wildberries.
Separately, Russian missile strikes hit the Lozova train station in Kharkiv region, killing two people, and a commercial vessel carrying Ukrainian wheat was struck in the Black Sea, resulting in one fatality, according to the Odesa regional governor.
Both sides have increased long-range strikes in recent months, leading to a rise in civilian deaths. Kyiv reported being unable to intercept the Russian missiles and called for additional air-defence supplies.