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Zelenskiy: Ukraine targeted Russian oil facility in Ust-Luga

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine targeted a Russian oil facility in Ust-Luga on Saturday, as authorities in Samara reported limited damage to industrial infrastructure.

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Zelenskiy: Ukraine targeted Russian oil facility in Ust-Luga

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that his country's military had targeted a Russian oil facility in Ust-Luga, adding that the facility was damaged in the attack, without identifying it or providing details on the extent of the damage.

Second attack in Ust-Luga

The attack came after Ukraine shelled a Russian gas condensate processing plant on Friday at the port of Ust-Luga on the Baltic Sea.

Limited damage in Samara

In Russia's Samara region, authorities said Ukraine targeted industrial infrastructure on Saturday. Ivan Noskov, head of Samara, the regional capital, said air defences had repelled what he described as a large-scale attack.

Industrial infrastructure in Samara sustained limited damage

Noskov did not specify the nature of the damaged facility or provide further details about the damage.

Campaign targeting energy facilities

Ukraine has previously targeted the Syzran oil refinery on the Volga River in the Samara region of southwestern Russia, as part of its campaign to target energy facilities and pressure Moscow to end the conflict that has continued for more than four years.

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