Ukraine Strikes Oil Pumping Station East of Moscow for Second Time in June

Ukrainian drones struck the Vtorovo oil pumping station 140 miles east of Moscow on Saturday, the second such attack this month. The facility, operated by state-owned Transneft, supplies diesel fuel to depots around Moscow, Russian airports, and Baltic Sea export hubs.

Ukraine’s military intelligence reported the strikes on Telegram. Ukraine’s Security Service stated that each affected facility reduces resources available for the war and increases costs for Russia. The same night, Ukrainian long-range Flamingo missiles hit the Titan-Barrikady plant in Volgograd, an artillery-production facility 550 miles from the Ukrainian border.

Fire broke out at the site after the strikes.

Zelensky wrote on X that every Russian defense facility serving the war is a legitimate target and that expanding long-range strikes builds pressure for a negotiated settlement. The attacks form part of a 40-day influence operation launched this week to compel Russia to end the war.

Russia launched 129 Shahed-type drones across Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine’s Air Force. In the past week Russia has fired about 1,400 attack drones, nearly 1,500 guided bombs, and 19 missiles at Ukrainian targets, Zelensky said. Regional authorities reported that Russian strikes killed at least seven people and wounded 89 others in Ukraine overnight into Saturday.

In Sumy, one person died and 14 were injured when rocket drones struck apartments and houses. In the Dnipro region, two people died and at least 12 were wounded, including two 12-year-old girls, when a drone hit a minibus. Zelensky stated on X that civilian casualties occur almost daily from Russian strikes on residential areas and infrastructure.