According to Russian officials, Ukrainian drones struck energy and industrial targets in multiple Russian regions overnight, escalating the campaign against infrastructure.
In the Saratov region, which hosts several oil refineries along the Volga River and has frequently been targeted by Ukrainian strikes in recent years, Governor Roman Busargin said on Telegram Sunday that "civilian infrastructure" had been damaged in the overnight attacks.
The Ukrainian military confirmed striking the Saratov oil refinery but denied Russian allegations that it had attacked the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the Russian-occupied area.
In the Kirov region, northeast of Moscow and about 1,300 kilometers from Ukraine, Governor Alexander Sokolov said drones struck a facility in the Urzhumsky district. The Ukrainian military confirmed the attack and said it also targeted the Lazarevo oil pumping station in the area.
Governors in the Rostov, Voronezh, and Belgorod regions, all bordering Ukraine, also reported attacks, and three civilians were wounded in Belgorod.
In the Russian-controlled Crimean Peninsula, Governor Sergei Aksyonov said authorities were imposing restrictions on gasoline sales. He did not specify a reason, but Ukraine has for months been striking fuel infrastructure in southwestern Russia near Crimea.
In a separate development, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine had received a new Iris-T air defense missile launcher from Germany and called on allies to provide more air defense ammunition.
"We also need missiles for air defense systems to have enough capability to repel Russian attacks," Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram.
