The wave of cruise missiles launched at Ukraine could be aimed at overwhelming Ukrainian air defense in preparation for further strikes on critical infrastructure later in the day, Yurii Ihnat, spokesperson of the Ukrainian Air Forces said live on Ukrainian television during a nationwide air raid alert on Dec. 5.
Explosions have been reported in several Ukrainian regions, including Kyiv, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Vinnytsia and Cherkasy oblasts. Ukrainian regional governors have reported Russian cruise missiles launched from planes in southern Russia, as well as over the Black Sea and Caspian Sea.
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Ukraine strikes two oil refineries, gas plant in Russia, military confirms
"The Ukrainian military continues to demonstrate that no enemy rear is safe," the Navy added on Telegram.
The location and date of footage have not been independently verified.
"Our strikes have had more impact than the sanctions," HUR chief Kyrylo Budanov was quoted as saying.
"Oil extraction and refining make up around 90% of Russia’s defense budget. These are the dirty petro-rubles funding the war against us," the head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Vasyl Maliuk, said.
Planes from at least four different European cities were diverted to nearby airports, including Hamburg airport, amid the temporary halt.
Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) sentenced Roman Nasirov, the former head of the country's State Fiscal Service, to six years in prison over charges stemming from his involvement in a gas extraction scandal linked to a former parliamentarian, the Anti-Corruption Action Center announced on Oct. 31.
While most EU member states have largely phased out Russian fossil-fuel imports since 2022, Hungary and Slovakia have continued to receive pipeline deliveries.
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SBU chief Vasyl Maliuk later specified that the missile was destroyed at the Kapustin Yar missile range in Russia’s Astrakhan Oblast.




