Cyprus Mail31 May 2026

Ukainian drones hit pipeline, refinery in overnight strikes

Ukrainian drones struck energy targets across several Russian regions overnight, including an oil pipeline pumping station and an oil refinery, Russian and Ukrainian authorities said on Sunday, in an escalating campaign of strikes against Russian infrastructure.

Ukraine’s General Staff said it had struck the Saratov oil refinery on the Volga river, causing a large fire. Saratov regional governor Roman Busargin said on Telegram that “civil infrastructure” had been damaged in the strike, but...

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