Key facts
- Ukraine conducted overnight drone attacks targeting military and energy infrastructure on both sides of the Crimean Bridge.
- The strikes also hit an oil refinery in Tyumen, Siberia.
- President Zelensky confirmed targets included oil terminals, gas compressors, and radar systems.
- Polish President Karol Nawrocki revoked President Volodymyr Zelensky's honorary Order of the White Eagle title.
- Zelensky warned that Russia was preparing for a new massive strike.
Ukraine launched drone attacks on military and energy infrastructure on both sides of the Crimean Bridge and in Siberia overnight, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. He confirmed that oil terminals, gas compressors, and radar systems were hit, aiming to disrupt Russian military logistics and support for the war effort. Photos and videos circulating on social media appeared to show significant fires at oil terminals and port facilities in Crimea and Russia's Krasnodar region.
These strikes are part of Ukraine's intensified campaign to isolate the Crimean peninsula, a key logistics corridor for Russia. Explosions were also reported in other Crimean cities, leading Russian authorities to suspend fuel sales to civilians in occupied Crimea. Earlier, Ukraine also struck an oil refinery in Tyumen, Siberia.
Amidst these attacks, President Zelensky issued a stark warning to Ukrainian citizens, urging vigilance due to Russia preparing for a "new massive strike." This comes after recent large-scale drone attacks by Ukraine against Moscow, which prompted threats of retaliation from Russian officials.
Separately, Polish President Karol Nawrocki revoked President Zelensky's honorary Order of the White Eagle title. The decision was made following public outcry over Ukraine's decision to name a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), an organization remembered in Poland for massacres of Polish civilians during World War II. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk expressed concern that the controversy "pleases Putin and shocks our allies."