Ukraine war briefing: Strikes on three Russian oil refineries and sanctioned ship

Power cut to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant; meal queues in Crimea where Ukrainian strikes have cut fuel and power supplies. What we know on day 1,621 Ukrainian drones struck three oil refineries in the Russian republic of Bashkortostan, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday. The refineries “process millions of tonnes of oil each year” and are located nearly 1,600km (994 miles) from Ukraine, Ukraine’s president said. The Russian online news outlet Astra reported Saturday that a Ukrainian dr...

By Warren Murray and agencies

Three killed and 48 injured across three oblasts due to Russian attacks

Russian attacks have killed three people and injured 48, including three children, in Donetsk, Kharkiv and Kherson oblasts.

By Roman Petrenko

Russia Confirms It Has Attacked Over 80 Vessels In The Black Sea In July Alone

Russia Confirms It Has Attacked Over 80 Vessels In The Black Sea In July Alone We've been detailing the escalating 'southern front' war in the Black and Caspian Seas, as Russia and Ukraine take aim at each other's maritime and energy and cargo transit and trade. Ukraine's Black Sea ports, such as at Odessa, had by and large not been focus of large-scale Russian strikes in the opening years of the war, but it seems this is fast changing. Also, the cargo going in and out of pla...

By Tyler Durden

Drones strike another oil refinery and Wildberries logistics complex in Russia

On the night of Saturday, August 2, a group of drones struck a number of targets on Russian territory, including an oil refinery in Saratov and the Wildberries logistics complex in the Samara Region.