Russian forces shot down 17 Ukrainian drones over their territory on the night of April 28, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
According to the ministry, Russian air defense downed two drones over Belgorod oblast, three over Kursk oblast, three over Kaluga oblast and nine over the Bryansk Oblast.
Vladislav Shapsha, governor of Russia’s Kaluga region, said three drones “fell” near an oil depot in the town of Lyudinovo. No casualties or damage were reported.
Ukrainian officials have not commented on the claims, which cannot be independently verified.
In recent weeks, Ukrainian forces have launched a series of drone strikes aimed at damaging Russia’s oil industry.Yes, which is crucial to support Moscow’s war efforts. One of the oil refineries was targeted in Kaluga Oblast in mid-March in an attack believed to have been carried out by Ukrainian military intelligence.
In one of the latest strikes, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) struck with drones two oil refineries and a military airfield in Russia’s Krasnodar Oblast on April 27, hitting “key technological objects”, according to the Kyiv Independent’s source in the field of security and aviation. defense forces.
The strikes on Russian energy targets have drawn criticism from U.S. officials, who have made clear that Washington does not support Ukraine’s campaign against oil refineries, fearing it threatens the global energy market.
In response, President Volodymyr Zelensky said kyiv had the right to use its own weapons in retaliation against Russian oil refineries.
Ukrainian drones strike Russian oil refineries one after another
Ukraine faces a difficult problem: how to stop Moscow’s resurgence long enough to allow troop rotation, resupply and fortification. Part of the answer is currently playing out in the skies over Russia. Over the past two weeks, at least dozens of Ukrainian drones have reportedly struck
