{"id":52082,"date":"2025-08-30T11:58:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T15:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/russia-launches-massive-attack-on-ukraine-as-kyiv-hits-oil-refineries\/30\/08\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T11:58:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T15:58:51","slug":"russia-launches-massive-attack-on-ukraine-as-kyiv-hits-oil-refineries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/russia-launches-massive-attack-on-ukraine-as-kyiv-hits-oil-refineries\/30\/08\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia launches massive attack on Ukraine, as Kyiv hits oil refineries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Russia has carried out a massive overnight attack on 14 regions of Ukraine, authorities have said, as Kyiv struck Russian oil refineries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One woman was killed in the southern Zaporizhzhia region and 30 people were injured &#8211; including children &#8211; according to local officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia launched nearly 540 drones and 45 missiles, urging tough new sanctions on Moscow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Following the attack, Russia&#8217;s defence ministry said all &#8220;targets of the strike have been achieved&#8221; and &#8220;designated objects have been hit&#8221; &#8211; a claim that has not been independently verified.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The latest barrage comes amid ongoing international efforts to secure a peace deal between the two warring nations &#8211; and days after the Ukrainian capital Kyiv faced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cy9834jp9qno?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the second largest aerial attack of the war;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the second largest aerial attack of the war<\/a> so far, with at least 25 killed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the south-eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, top official Serhiy Lysak reported a number of strikes on infrastructure facilities and after a &#8220;massive&#8221; drone and missile overnight attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the regional capital Dnipro, a residential house was completely destroyed and a shopping centre was damaged, Lysak said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No casualties were reported in the overnight strikes, but Lysak later said four people were injured in a Russian drone attack on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It is the second successive night Dnipropetrovsk has been targeted. Earlier this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c17n1p24yv9o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kyiv acknowledged that Russia's military had entered the region;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kyiv acknowledged that Russia&#8217;s military had entered the region<\/a> and <strong>was<\/strong> trying to establish a foothold.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Firefighters tackled blazes in Zaporizhzia in the early hours of Saturday morning [STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAINE]<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Railway infrastructure was damaged near the capital, Kyiv, but it was central and south-eastern Ukraine that bore the brunt of the latest strikes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Emergency services were seen putting out fires in Zaporizhzhia, while explosions were heard in the central eastern regions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Meanwhile, Ukraine&#8217;s military said its drones hit oil refineries in Krasnodar and Syzran in Russia overnight. Both refineries have been targeted before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Ukrainian military said there had been &#8220;numerous&#8221; explosions and fires recorded at the facility in Krasnodar, which Kyiv said produces three million tons of petroleum products per year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The military also reported a fire at the Syzran facility, which it said produced eight-and-a-half million tons of petroleum products annually.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Russian authorities in Krasnodar acknowledged the drone strikes had hit its oil refinery. They said one of the process units was damaged and a fire occurred in the area, adding that there had been no casualties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Russian defence ministry said it had shot down 20 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 18 over the Crimean Peninsula in southern Ukraine, which Moscow annexed in 2014.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Russian military also said it captured Komyshevakha, a rural settlement in the eastern Donetsk region, on Saturday morning. Ukraine has not confirmed this.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In recent months, Russian troops have continued their slow advance in eastern Ukraine, despite heavy combat casualties being reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The chief of Russia&#8217;s general staff, Valery Gerasimov, said on Saturday that his forces were continuing &#8220;their non-stop offensive along almost the entire line of contact&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Friday night&#8217;s aerial exchange follows US-led diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the war, which so far remain at a standstill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Zelensky said the latest attacks showed Russia&#8217;s &#8220;disregard for words&#8221;, adding that the only way to deal with Russia was to impose sanctions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We expect action from the US, Europe and the entire world,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">European foreign affairs ministers are in Denmark this weekend to discuss international developments &#8211; including the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One of the key issues on the table is the possibility of freezing approximately \u20ac210bn (\u00a3182bn; $245bn) worth of Russian assets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, who is at the gathering, said it was clear &#8220;Russia does not want peace&#8221; despite diplomatic efforts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">France would use the gathering to table new proposals for sanctions against Russia, with the aim of depleting &#8220;the resources that Russia is investing in this war&#8221; &#8211; Foreign Minister Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot was quoted by Russia&#8217;s state-owned news agency Tass as saying.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">More on this story<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/russia-launches-massive-attack-ukraine-092040867.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia has carried out a massive overnight attack on 14 regions of Ukraine, authorities have said, as Kyiv struck Russian oil refineries.<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/russia-launches-massive-attack-on-ukraine-as-kyiv-hits-oil-refineries\/30\/08\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52083,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Z.19xdhKcf4ui6IjqdFlwg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NzU7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/b1f7c8f8b4a2e74c313be04488457ff6","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52082"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52082"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52082\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}