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Ukrainian Strike in Southwest Russia Kills One, Wounds Three
A Ukrainian attack in southwest Russia killed one person and wounded three others, including a child, local officials said Sunday. The strike damaged homes and an industrial site, while separate drone attacks hit a tanker and Ukrainian ports.
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A Ukrainian attack in southwest Russia killed one person and wounded three others, including a child, local officials said Sunday. The strike damaged residential homes, apartment buildings, and an unspecified industrial site. The head of Russia's Samara region said the attack targeted the Syzran Oil Refinery, which is owned by Rosneft and located about 800 kilometers east of the border.
Russian media outlets shared images showing plumes of black smoke over the site.
The governor of Russia's Rostov region said a drone attack damaged an empty tanker in the Azov-Black Sea maritime canal, with no threat of an oil spill. Russia's Ministry of Defense said it attacked the ports of Odesa and Chornomorsk in Ukraine's Odesa region.
Ukraine's strikes on Russian oil refineries have triggered gasoline shortages and rationing in multiple regions. Moscow has responded by intensifying strikes on Ukrainian cities. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has described the strikes on Russia's energy infrastructure as part of a campaign of long-range sanctions in response to Moscow's refusal to halt its invasion.
