Moscow, Dec 19, 2024 (AFP) - Ukraine strikes Russian oil refinery, triggering fire

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2024-12-19

A massive Ukrainian drone and missile attack sparked a fire at an oil refinery in southern Russia overnight, both Russian and Ukrainian officials said Thursday. Kyiv has struck several Russian energy facilities throughout the nearly three-year conflict, claiming the hits were fair retaliation for Moscow's large-scale attacks on its own electricity grid. Ukraine's General Staff said it had hit the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia's southern R......

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