Zelenskyy says Ukraine hits two Russian refineries in overnight drone attacks

Ukraine carried out overnight drone strikes on two Russian oil refineries in the Krasnodar and Yaroslavl regions, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday, as Kyiv stepped up efforts to disrupt Russia's fuel supply and weaken its war capabilities.

Announcing the strikes on social media, Zelenskyy said Kyiv was continuing operations designed to reduce Russia's capacity to sustain the war.

"We continue our operations that weaken Russia's ability to wage this war," Zelenskyy wrote on social media, adding that the refineries were about 300 km and 700 km (190 miles and 430 miles) from Ukrainian territory.

Ukraine's increasingly frequent drone attacks have triggered acute fuel shortages in parts of Russia, one of the world's biggest oil producers, with queues and rationing reported at petrol stations.

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Fire reported at Slavyansk refinery

In a statement posted on Telegram on Sunday, Krasnodar region governor Veniamin Kondratiev said a fire had broken out at the refinery in Slavyansk-na-Kubani. He said one person was killed, while another was injured in a nearby village.

Unverified footage circulating on social media showed a large fire at the refinery.

The Slavyansk refinery is a privately owned facility with a production capacity of about 100,000 barrels per day and supplies fuel for both domestic consumption and export.

In the Yaroslavl region, east of Moscow, the regional governor said the area had come under a drone attack. Temporary restrictions were also imposed on movement along some road routes leading to the Russian capital.