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May 22 (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces have attacked a Russian oil refinery in Yaroslavl, some 700 km (435 miles) from the Ukrainian border, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday, the latest in a series of strikes by Kyiv on oil facilities in Russia.
“In particular, overnight, the Defense Forces of Ukraine operated against targets associated with the Yaroslavl oil refinery – about 700 kilometers from our territory,” he said on the Telegram messaging app.
Ukraine has intensified its attacks in Russia, aiming to disrupt Russia’s oil industry and slash revenue that helps Moscow fund the war in Ukraine. Global energy prices have risen during the Iran conflict and sanctions on Moscow’s oil sales have been eased.
Kyiv has also increasingly adopted the tactic of hitting the same facilities several times.
The Ukrainian defence ministry said on X that Ukraine hit 11 Russian oil facilities this month as of May 21, including one of Russia’s largest refineries Kirishi.
Virtually all major oil refineries in central Russia have been forced to halt or scale back fuel output following Ukrainian drone attacks in recent days, official data showed and sources told Reuters this week.
“We are bringing the war back home – to Russia – and that’s only fair,” Zelenskiy said.
Reporting by Anna Pruchnicka; Editing by Toby Chopra
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