A night in photos: Kyiv takes another Russian strike while Ukraine hunts Russia’s refineries, an airfield, and its ‘shadow fleet’
Russian forces hit Kyiv again overnight into July 8, even as Ukraine’s military launched a fresh wave of attacks on Russia’s oil infrastructure. Ukrainian drones struck so-called shadow fleet tankers in the Sea of Azov, an industrial zone in Nizhnekamsk that’s home to two oil refineries, refineries in Saratov and Ufa, and a military airfield in Borisoglebsk, in the Voronezh region. One person was killed and at least eight were wounded. Meduza has put together footage of the night’s strikes on Russian cities.
The Borisoglebsk airfield in Voronezh region
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Saratov
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Saratov
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A strike drone over Ufa
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Ufa
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Nizhnekamsk
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Fire at the Nizhnekamsk refinery after the strike
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The Nizhnekamsk refinery
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Firefighters battling the blaze at the Nizhnekamsk refinery
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