Ukraine hits Russian energy targets and denies striking Kremlin-occupied nuclear plant

Ukraine denied Moscow’s claims on Sunday that a Ukrainian drone struck the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, as Kyiv launched fresh strikes overnight on Russian energy sites

Ukraine denied Moscow’s claims on Sunday that a Ukrainian drone struck the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, as Kyiv launched fresh strikes overnight on Russian energy sites.

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Ukraine’s General Staff on Sunday said Ukrainian drones had struck the Saratov oil refinery in southwestern Russia, causing a “large-scale fire.” It said the extent of the damage was being clarified, and claimed the refinery has been supplying Moscow’s war effort.

The refinery belongs to Russia’s state oil enterprise, Rosneft, and produces diesel and gasoline among other types of fuel. The Russian local governor, Roman Busargin, said Ukrainian drones had damaged “civilian infrastructure”, but did not immediately give details. Astra, an independent Russian news channel, said an oil refinery was on fire in the city of Saratov.