{"id":30237,"date":"2026-08-06T20:46:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T15:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30237"},"modified":"2026-08-06T20:46:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T15:46:25","slug":"ukrainian-long-range-strikes-hit-2-major-russian-oil-refineries-zelenskyy-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30237","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian long-range strikes hit 2 major Russian oil refineries, Zelenskyy says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \"><span class=\"oyrPY qlwaB AGxeB  \">LONDON &#8212; <\/span>Ukrainian long-range strikes hit two major Russian oil refineries overnight into Thursday morning, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post to Telegram.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Zelenskyy said that the latest wave of &#8220;long-range sanctions&#8221; &#8212; a phrase Zelenskyy and other Ukrainian officials often use to refer to Kyiv&#8217;s long-range attacks on Russian targets &#8212; hit the Bashneft-Novoil refinery in Bashkortostan, more than 800 miles from Ukraine, and the Slavneft-Yanos refinery in the Yaroslavl region, around 435 miles from Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Today, our long-range sanctions once again proved effective in limiting Russia&#8217;s oil profits, which it uses to finance the war and the killing of Ukrainians,&#8221; Zelenskyy said in a post to Telegram.<!-- -->\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Ukrainian forces also struck &#8220;two military patrol boats and vessels of the shadow fleet&#8221; in the Black Sea, Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur gIjeL \" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/0c8cd20f-c1cc-4131-88e4-416a6f4c4c63\/Zelenskyy-DB-260806_1786012732934_hpMain.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/0c8cd20f-c1cc-4131-88e4-416a6f4c4c63\/Zelenskyy-DB-260806_1786012732934_hpMain.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/0c8cd20f-c1cc-4131-88e4-416a6f4c4c63\/Zelenskyy-DB-260806_1786012732934_hpMain.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/0c8cd20f-c1cc-4131-88e4-416a6f4c4c63\/Zelenskyy-DB-260806_1786012732934_hpMain.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/0c8cd20f-c1cc-4131-88e4-416a6f4c4c63\/Zelenskyy-DB-260806_1786012732934_hpMain.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW aiQHS lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">Ukraine&#8217;s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy looks on during a meeting at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">Alex Brandon\/AP Photo<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Thank you to all the soldiers of the Defense Forces who are systematically developing our long-range capabilities, thereby increasing our chances for diplomacy. Russia must choose peace,&#8221; the Ukrainian president added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Yaroslavl governor Mikhail Yevrayev said in posts to Telegram that air defenses downed 93 Ukrainian drones over the region. Four people were injured by shrapnel, Yevrayev said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The governor also reported &#8220;a hit on storage tanks at a refinery&#8221; which he blamed on falling drone debris. &#8220;Emergency services are working to extinguish the fire,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Yaroslavl refinery is one of the largest in Russia, with a reported processing capacity of around 15 million metric tons per year, or around \u200b300,000 barrels per day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Russia&#8217;s Defense Ministry said its forces shot down at least 605 Ukrainian overnight. Among the other areas targeted was the capital Moscow. The city&#8217;s Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said air defenses intercepted at least five drones heading toward the capital on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Russia continued its own long-range strike campaign against Ukraine on Wednesday night. Ukraine&#8217;s air force said on Thursday that Moscow launched 101 drones and four missiles into the country overnight, of which 66 drones were shot down or otherwise suppressed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Twenty-nine drones and one missile impacted across 18 locations, the air force said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">In the southern Ukrainian port city of Odessa, local officials said that at least one person was killed and three other people injured in a Russian attack on a ship carrying wheat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur Rnci \" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/d9e0d3c4-af67-4865-be65-1b0a618fce65\/Russia-fire-DB-260806_1786013046797_hpMain_16x9.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/d9e0d3c4-af67-4865-be65-1b0a618fce65\/Russia-fire-DB-260806_1786013046797_hpMain_16x9.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/d9e0d3c4-af67-4865-be65-1b0a618fce65\/Russia-fire-DB-260806_1786013046797_hpMain_16x9.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/d9e0d3c4-af67-4865-be65-1b0a618fce65\/Russia-fire-DB-260806_1786013046797_hpMain_16x9.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/d9e0d3c4-af67-4865-be65-1b0a618fce65\/Russia-fire-DB-260806_1786013046797_hpMain_16x9.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW aiQHS lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">Smoke rises after a Ukrainian drone attack on a Wildberries warehouse, in Novosemeykino, Samara region, Russia, on Aug. 2, 2026, in this still image obtained from a video.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">Social Media\/via Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">And in Kharkiv, in the northeast of the country close to the border with Russia, officials said that Russian attacks &#8212; including one on a train station &#8212; killed at least five people and injured several more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Russia&#8217;s Defense Ministry said in a post to Telegram that it &#8220;struck fuel and energy infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, logistics centers used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, storage sites for strike drones, as well as temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON &#8212; Ukrainian long-range strikes hit two major Russian oil refineries overnight into Thursday morning, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post to Telegram. 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