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Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) said it attacked the Tamanneftegaz terminal in Krasnodar, causing fires at five fuel tanks and two oil pumping stations. Russian officials confirmed one fatality. The SBU vowed to continue targeting Russia's oil and gas industry.
Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted for the first time that Ukraine’s intensified attacks are harming Russia’s economy and society, but insisted the country would recover quickly. The strikes, mainly targeting oil refineries and fuel infrastructure, have caused fuel shortages in Crimea and reduced Russia’s production capacity, according to analysts. Putin vowed to ramp up attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure and called for improved air defenses.
Russia's Defense Ministry said it shot down 376 Ukrainian drones over 16 regions, including St. Petersburg and Crimea, as the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum ended. President Putin refused to meet his Ukrainian counterpart, calling direct talks "meaningless."
Seven people were killed and 11 injured when a Ukrainian drone struck an intercity bus in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region, escalating tensions. The bus was traveling from Moscow to Simferopol, according to Moscow-installed official Denis Pushilin.
Russian forces launched 656 drones and 73 missiles at Ukraine overnight, killing at least 9 people and wounding dozens in Kyiv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv. The attacks followed President Zelenskyy's warning that Moscow was preparing a major offensive.
Bộ Ngoại giao Nga kêu gọi công dân nước ngoài, bao gồm nhân viên ngoại giao, rời khỏi thủ đô Kyiv của Ukraine ngay lập tức, đồng thời cảnh báo các cuộc tập kích nhằm vào trung tâm ra quyết định và cơ sở sản xuất UAV. Động thái này được xem là sự leo thang đáng kể sau hơn 4 năm xung đột.
Russia warns of systematic strikes on Kyiv defense facilities and urges foreigners to evacuate, citing a Ukrainian drone attack on a dormitory in Starobilsk that killed 18. Ukraine denies responsibility for the dormitory strike and calls on allies to resist Russian blackmail. The threat follows a series of Russian missile and drone attacks on Kyiv that have killed and wounded dozens.
A large-scale Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv and its surrounding region killed four people and injured more than 60, as Moscow threatened retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian-controlled areas in eastern Ukraine. The attack included 600 drones and 90 missiles, with Ukrainian defenses destroying or jamming most of them. Damage was reported at 40 locations across the capital, including residential buildings and a metro station.
President Vladimir Putin's overtures for peace talks are widely viewed as a diplomatic feint to buy time as Russian forces struggle on the battlefield in Ukraine. The devastating war, now in its fourth year, has killed hundreds of thousands, and experts say Moscow is leveraging negotiations to consolidate military gains.
