Russia targets Ukrainian energy grid amid intensifying drone strikes
Russia launches a new campaign against Ukraine's energy infrastructure while Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries force Moscow to buy fuel abroad.
The Russian Defense Ministry has announced a new campaign targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure following overnight drone raids on Kyiv that injured a woman. The strikes intensified shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the United Nations General Assembly, where he referred to Russian President Vladimir Putin as the "patient zero who wanted the war".
Concurrently, Ukrainian forces have expanded retaliatory aerial attacks on Russian oil refineries and petroleum facilities. The disruptions caused by these strikes have reportedly forced Moscow to purchase fuel from foreign suppliers to meet domestic demand.
Sources: Corriere della Sera, La Repubblica.
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