Ukraine strikes Siberian refinery as Russian attacks hit eastern regions

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Posted Aug 12, 2026, 11:30 PM UTC · In the digest of 2026-08-12-2330
Ukraine strikes Siberian refinery as Russian attacks hit eastern regions
Photo: Investor.bg

Ukraine struck an oil refinery in Siberia over 2,500 km away, as Russian bombardments killed three civilians and left thousands without power in northern and eastern regions.

Ukrainian forces conducted a long-range strike targeting an oil refinery in Tobolsk, Siberia, located more than 2,500 kilometers from the border. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared that expanding deep-strike operations aims to demonstrate to Moscow the necessity of ending the conflict.

Meanwhile, ongoing Russian strikes across eastern and northern Ukraine killed at least three civilians and injured nine others. Infrastructure damage left around 99,000 subscribers without electricity in Chernihiv Oblast. In Donetsk Oblast, continuous artillery and aerial bombardments have severely depopulated the frontline town of Druzhkivka, dropping its population from nearly 56,000 prior to the invasion to fewer than 4,000 residents.

Sources: Investor.bg, Mediapool, Nova TV

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