Russian oil refineries attacked in major Ukraine drone strike

Ukraine launched a sweeping drone attack on Russian regions on Wednesday (March 13), causing a fire at Rosneft’s biggest oil refinery in what President Vladimir Putin said was an attempt to disrupt Russia’s presidential election. Russia and Ukraine have both used drones to strike critical infrastructure, military installations and troop concentrations in their more than two-year war, with Kyiv hitting Russian refineries and energy facilities in recent months. The day after seriously damaging Lukoil’s refinery, a Ukrainian drone attacked Rosneft’s Ryazan oil refinery, Russia’s seventh largest, 180 km (110 miles) from Moscow. Read the best of our journalism: Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: Find us on Facebook: Find us on Twitter: Find us on Instagram: https://w