Ukraine struck a Russian oil refinery and a missile component manufacturing facility deep inside Russian territory, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday. The attacks are part of Kyiv’s expanding campaign against Russia’s military and energy infrastructure. Ukraine says the strikes are intended to weaken Moscow’s war effort.
In a statement on X, Zelenskiy said Ukrainian forces targeted an oil refinery in the city of Ufa, more than 1,300 kilometres from the frontline. He described the operation as a justified response to Russia’s continued attacks on Ukraine. The refinery has now reportedly been struck for the second time.
Zelenskiy also said Ukrainian forces hit a strategic military-industrial facility in Russia’s Penza region, about 600 kilometres from the frontline. Ukraine’s General Staff identified the site as part of Russia’s state-owned space corporation Roscosmos. According to Ukrainian officials, the plant produces components for cruise and ballistic missiles, aircraft avionics, and reconnaissance satellites.
The General Staff further reported attacks on two bridges in Russian-controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk, along with a logistics crossing in the Donetsk region. Ukraine has increasingly targeted supply routes and military infrastructure behind the frontlines. Military analysts say the strategy aims to disrupt Russia’s logistics and slow its battlefield operations.
Separately, Ukraine’s Security Service said it struck hangars housing Russian fighter jets at an airfield in Crimea. The Defence Ministry also said Ukrainian forces targeted 11 Russian oil refineries and other military facilities during June. Reuters could not independently verify the battlefield claims made by either side.