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Major oil refinery in southern Russia ablaze after Ukrainian attack, General Staff confirms
A fire broke out at the Afipsky Oil Refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai overnight on June 11, amid a massive Ukrainian attack, eyewitnesses claimed.
Ukraine war latest: Russia's oil output falls to one-year low amid Ukrainian strikes
*Ukraine aims to isolate Crimea from Russia, drone commander 'Madyar' says *Ukraine's drone advantage over Russia grows as nearly 180,000 military targets struck in May, Syrskyi says*Ukraine reportedly strikes military targets, hit several bridges in large-scale attack across Russian-occupied CrimeaNew*Lockheed Martin unable to guarantee Patriot missile delivery timelines for US allies, top executive says
Explainer: Why is EU planning to ban visas only for Russian soldiers, and not for all Russians?
The European Commission announced on June 9 that a visa ban targeting current and former Russian soldiers should be part of the EU's next sanctions package, sparking a debate on social media about why the measure targets only military personnel. The Kyiv Independent explains why the proposal is limited to Russian combatants and whether more sweeping restrictions could follow. Nordic and Baltic countries proposed already in February and March that the EU should ban entry for ex-Russian soldiers
Russia's oil output falls to one-year low amid Ukrainian strikes
Ukrainian forces carried out at least 31 strikes against Russian refineries, oil export terminals, and pipeline infrastructure in May, the highest monthly total since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion.
Ukraine aims to isolate Crimea from Russia, drone commander 'Madyar' says
The comments come as Ukraine has intensified its campaign against Russian logistics routes and military infrastructure connecting occupied Crimea to Russian-controlled territory.
'We're modern people' — Zelensky backs open discussion of LGBTQ+ rights in Ukraine
"We are all here together, we are defending the state, we are the same and we have absolutely the same rights, regardless of any prejudices held by people from the 15th century," President Volodymyr Zelensky said, in a rare public reference to the topic.
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Ukrainian Flamingo missiles strike military plant in large-scale attack on Russia, Zelensky confirms
The attack on Cheboksary was part of a broader Ukrainian assault that also struck the Kuibyshev oil refinery in Russia's Samara Oblast, as well as two oil infrastructure facilities in Russia's Vladimir Oblast.
