Ukraine hits fuel hub, missile component plant deep inside Russia

Ukraine has intensified its long-range offensive against Russia, striking an oil refinery in the Russian city of Ufa and a missile-component manufacturing facility in the Penza region, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday.

The Ufa refinery, located more than 1,300 km from the frontline, was hit for the second time as Kyiv expands its campaign to target Russia's energy and military infrastructure deep inside its territory.

"Every day, our plan for imposing Ukrainian long-range sanctions is being implemented," Zelensky said on X, describing the attacks as a "just response" to Russia's continued strikes on Ukraine.

Ukraine's General Staff said the Penza facility, around 600 km from the frontline, is part of Russia's state-owned space corporation Roscosmos and manufactures key components used in cruise and ballistic missiles, aircraft avionics and reconnaissance satellites.

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The military also reported strikes on two bridges in Russian-occupied Donetsk and Luhansk regions, along with a logistics crossing in Donetsk, in an apparent attempt to disrupt Russian military supply lines.

Ukraine's Defence Ministry said its forces targeted 11 Russian oil refineries in June, along with fuel depots, logistics hubs and military-industrial facilities, underscoring Kyiv's growing focus on weakening Russia's war infrastructure.

Separately, Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) said it struck hangars housing Russian fighter jets at an airfield in Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014.

The latest attacks come after Zelensky last week approved a 40-day campaign aimed at increasing pressure on Russia to end the war, now in its fifth year.