Listen to this articleDear 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated using AI-based technology. Pronunciation errors may occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve results. Ukraine has resumed its attacks on Russian refineries with an attack on a facility in the Ryazan region, the regional governor said on Thursday, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed anger over the withdrawal of US intelligence. who had been blamed for rising diesel prices in global markets. But Zelenskyy had expressed growing frustration over Russia’s continued attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, which on Wednesday had left 600,000 people without power, he said. He warned that Ukraine would not suspend its own attacks indefinitely if Russia did not reciprocate and also criticized what he said was Trump’s favoritism toward Russia. In an interview with the Financial Times published on Thursday, he said Ukraine had run out of patience. “The block [on attacking refineries] is out. We are done.” Pavel Malkov, governor of Russia’s Ryazan region, said in a Telegram post that a major Ukrainian drone strike in the area had caused a fire at an oil refinery. “Material damage is now being assessed. “Emergency services are working on the scene,” he said. The Ryazan refinery is owned by Russian oil giant Rosneft and feeds Moscow with fuel. It has been attacked several times by drones in recent months. The refinery accounts for nearly five percent of Russia’s total oil refining throughput. markets this month, in an effort to lower prices for Americans Simon Shuster, editor of The Atlantic and author of “The Showman,” describes how the deal is shaping the dynamics of the conflict. There is no European alternative to Starlink In his interview, Zelenskyy criticized Washington’s eagerness to strike trade deals with Moscow and Trump’s apparent admiration for Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Trump on Saturday called for Ukraine to replace Zelenskyy and criticized Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil infrastructure a day after announcing a diesel supply deal with Russia, aimed at reducing fuel prices that have skyrocketed since the US-Israel war with Iran began in February. Disrupting military operations Ukraine says restrictions on the military version of Starlink have disrupted its defense capabilities against Russia and raised questions about whether changes to Elon Musk’s SpaceX internet service were politically motivated. Early warnings in recent days about incoming Russian ballistic missiles also said the military version of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite communications service had slowed across the country, hampering front-line operations and medium-range attacks against Russian military sites. In the interview with the Financial Times, Zelenskyy said the suspension was presented to Kiev as a technical problem, but he ruled out that possibility. Calling it a matter of “will.” Europe does not have a ready alternative to Starlink that Ukrainian soldiers can connect to their drones, although European governments and companies are working on long-term options. He would be willing to stop the energy strikes as a way to repair relations with the White House, Zelenskyy told the newspaper that he could only accept if they gave him more American-made Patriot interceptors in return, calling it the “minimum” that would be acceptable. military and humanitarian aid provided to Ukraine by the Joe Biden presidential administration after the 2022 Russian invasion. 3 dead in central Ukraine Ukraine’s air force said 580 Russian drones attacked the country overnight, with 536 shot down Ukraine’s central region of Kirovohrad was hit by the largest Russian attack on its territory during the war, killing three people and wounding six others overnight, the local governor said Thursday. the site of a business hit by a Russian drone strike on Thursday in Kropyvnytskyi (Ukraine State Emergency Service/Reuters) The region, a relatively rare bombing target, was hit by more than 360 drones, local governor Andriy Raikovych wrote on Telegram “Russia deliberately attacked critical infrastructure, transport companies, logistics facilities and residential homes,” he wrote. Russia also attacked the Ukrainian Naftogaz gas extraction facility in the central Poltava region overnight, the company said. It said in a statement on Telegram that the attack suspended operations. Ukraine’s military said on Thursday it had damaged six Russian Su-34M military aircraft in an overnight attack on the Borisoglebsk airfield in Russia’s Voronezh region. The Su-34M is a large fighter-bomber, costing tens of millions of dollars each and frequently used by Russia to drop devastating gliding bombs on Ukrainian cities near the front line.
