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Early Thursday, a Ukrainian drone strike triggered a fire at an
oil depot in the city of Tver in western Russia, according to
acting regional Gov. Vitaly Korolyov.
And in the southern Stavropol region, Gov. Vladimir Vladimirov
said oil reservoirs has been set ablaze by Ukrainian drones in
Vyazniki. He said the authorities ordered the evacuation of
residents of several apartment buildings near the facility as
the fire expanded.
In the Sea of Azov, Ukrainian drones set two oil tankers ablaze,
according to Rostov Gov. Yuri Slusar, who said that one of the
ships was still burning and the crews were evacuated. The attack
was the latest in a series of strikes on oil tankers in the area
in recent days, part of Ukraine efforts to cut fuel supplies to
Russia-occupied Crimea.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said that air defenses downed 73
Ukrainian drones from late Wednesday until early Thursday.
Ukraine's Air Force said that Russia fired 94 long-range strike
drones and two ballistic missiles at Ukraine last night. While
72 drones were jammed or intercepted, 19 drones and both
missiles inflicted damages at 13 locations, it said.
During Wednesday's meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr
Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Turkey, Trump
said the U.S. will give Ukraine a license to make Patriot air
defense systems to counter missile attacks from Russia in their
more than four-year war, a huge coup for Kyiv which has long
requested the technology.
The tone of their meeting was a markedly different from an
earlier, acrimonious encounter at the White House in February
2025 when Trump berated Zelenskyy. On Wednesday, he praised the
Ukrainian leader’s willingness to reach a deal to ending the
war, saying he has “done an amazing job” and “been very
effective.”
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