
UKRAINE VOWS MORE STRIKES ON RUSSIAN OIL REFINERIES
Ukraine says it will intensify attacks on Russian oil refineries in response to what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy describes as Moscow’s new doctrine of expanded airstrikes against Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure. Zelenskyy said Kyiv intends to respond by increasing pressure on Russia’s energy sector rather than deliberately targeting civilians. The announcement marks a significant escalation in Ukraine’s long running campaign against Russian refining and energy infrastructure. Russia, meanwhile, says its own strikes on Ukraine are retaliatory and has denied deliberately targeting civilians.