Ukraine strikes oil terminal, planes and ships in an array of strikes inside Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces hit an oil terminal, a pipeline, two parked jet fighters and two ships in a series of attacks on Russian territory, officials said Monday.
Attacks are part of a process ongoing campaign Disrupting Russia’s war effort and instilling fear behind the front lines where outnumbered Ukrainian troops are located I’m trying to hold back Russia’s larger army almost four years of war.
The attacks also aim to undermine President Vladimir Putin’s attempt to portray Russia as negotiating unilaterally. position of military power led by the USA peace effortsThey have not yet made any progress on important points.
Murder of a top Russian general Monday’s car bomb in Moscow, which investigators suspect Ukraine was behind, may be another example of Kiev choosing surprise targets.
Ukrainian forces hit the Tamanneftegaz oil terminal, an ammunition depot and the launch site from which attack drones were launched within Russian territory and Russian-held Ukrainian territory, the Ukrainian General Staff said on Monday.
In the statement, without specifying what kind of weapons were used in the attack, it was stated that a pipeline, two piers and two ships were damaged and a large fire broke out in the southern Krasnodar region.
It was stated that a Ukrainian-made missile also hit the temporary base of Russia’s 92nd River Boat Brigade in Olenivka on the occupied Crimean Peninsula.
A separate attack targeted an ammunition depot in the Russian-controlled part of the Donetsk region and was aimed at slowing Russia’s advance there, the General Staff said. A Russian launch site for attack drones was also hit.
Ukrainian partisans set fire to two Russian warplanes during an operation at a base near Lipetsk, a city in western Russia, on Sunday evening, according to Ukrainian military intelligence.
The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces shot down 41 Ukrainian drones in one night alone, including three in the Krasnodar region.
Meanwhile, Russian forces continued to target Ukraine’s energy sector in an attempt to deprive civilians of heat and running water during the cold winter months. Russia sought to overthrow power in Ukraine throughout the war, a tactic that Ukraine referred to as “armed winter”.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Energy said that energy infrastructure in five regions was attacked overnight.
Ukraine’s air force said Russia hit Ukraine with 86 UAVs of different types during the night. It was stated that Ukrainian forces stopped 58 of them.
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