Ukrainian drones attack fuel facility in Russia's Astrakhan Oblast, governor claims

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.

"The Ukrainian military continues to demonstrate that no enemy rear is safe," the Navy added on Telegram.

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.

Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro has a close relationship with Moscow, bolstered by their shared animosity toward the West.

In an exclusive interview with the Kyiv Independent, Oleh Syniehubov, the governor of Kharkiv Oblast, shares the harsh realities of life under constant attack.

SBU chief Vasyl Maliuk later specified that the missile was destroyed at the Kapustin Yar missile range in Russia’s Astrakhan Oblast.

This marks the first time since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion that Ukraine has handed over a Russian prisoner of war to a foreign country for criminal prosecution.