Ukraine drones hit Russian oil refinery; Russia strikes kill four in Kharkiv

Ukraine targeted a Lukoil oil refinery in Russia's Perm region with drone strikes overnight Friday, according to Ukrainian media reports. The attack on the "Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez" facility, located over 1,000 kilometers from Ukraine, reportedly caused a fire and led to the temporary closure of Perm Airport. Monitoring channels published photos and videos showing flames erupting from the site. This is not the first time Ukraine has struck this particular refinery, which is described as one of the region's main industrial facilities and technologically advanced in Russia, with a production capacity exceeding 13 million tons of oil annually.

Meanwhile, in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, Russian drone attacks overnight Friday killed four people in the village of Lebyazhye, Chuhuiv district. Oleh Syniehubov, head of the regional administration, reported that initially two women were confirmed dead, but two more bodies were later found in the rubble. The strikes ignited five private homes, destroyed three others, and damaged 20 more, along with three farm buildings. Emergency services are conducting rescue operations, and law enforcement is documenting what Syniehubov called "another war crime by the occupiers."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that 90% of cruise missiles launched by Russia in a massive overnight attack on Kyiv were intercepted. However, he noted that the situation with ballistic missiles was more complex. Zelenskyy reported that the combined attack, which included ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones, caused damage to over 200 objects, including 86 homes, a children's hospital, social infrastructure, and commercial facilities. He indicated that the success rate for intercepting ballistic missiles was significantly lower than for cruise missiles.