President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed a strike on the Saratov oil refinery and several other targets inside Russia. He said Ukraine’s Defense Forces continue to carry out long-range operations in line with approved strategic priorities.
According to the president, Ukrainian forces struck the Saratov oil refinery during the night of May 31. The facility is located about 700 kilometers from the front line.
“Last night, our warriors applied Ukraine’s long-range sanctions against an oil refinery in Russia’s Saratov region — about 700 kilometers from the front line. An important result. Thank you!” Zelenskyy said.
He also reported successful strikes in Russia’s Rostov region, the Kirov region, and at a military base on the Caspian Sea.
The president added that Ukrainian forces had also reached targets this week in the Yaroslavl, Ryazan, Voronezh, Volgograd, Rostov, Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod and Krasnodar regions.
According to Zelenskyy, the strikes were carried out against targets located between 300 and 1,200 kilometers from Ukraine’s state border.
“The Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine, and our intelligence agencies — thank you!” the president concluded.
