At least one person killed as Russia and Ukraine trade strikes overnight
A Ukrainian drone attack set fire to Russia’s second-largest oil refinery in the Leningrad region, killing one woman, while Russian forces struck Ukrainian energy sites overnight.
Leningrad Regional Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko confirmed that a Ukrainian drone attack set the Kirishi refinery on fire, Russia’s second-largest facility. The attack also damaged an apartment in Kirishi.
One woman was killed by falling drone debris, Drozdenko said. Air defence forces in the region downed 113 Ukrainian drones, according to the governor.
Separately, Russian forces struck three power substations across Ukraine overnight, targeting energy infrastructure. They also hit a cargo ship in the Black Sea, which Moscow claimed was providing arms to Ukrainian forces.
The Kirishi refinery is located in the Leningrad region, a major hub for Russia’s oil and grain exports via the Baltic Sea.
EU emergency mechanism
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Monday that he had agreed with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to activate a special emergency mechanism. This will allow European Union funds to be deployed more quickly in response to Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
Right now, many of our cities and communities are facing a very difficult situation with power, water, and heating supplies due to Russian strikes.
Zelenskyy stated that his teams are already working on the new mechanism. The Kyiv, Dnipro, Sumy, and Donetsk regions, as well as Kherson, are facing the most acute energy crisis.
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