Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv claims successful Storm Shadow strike on major Russian oil refinery
Ukraine said it used British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles to strike a major Russian oil refinery on Thursday, reporting explosions at a site supplying fuel to Moscow’s forces.
The Ukrainian military said it targeted the Novoshakhtinsk refinery in Russia’s Rostov region, adding: “Multiple explosions were recorded. The target was hit.”
Officials said the plant was one of southern Russia’s main producers of petrol products and was “directly involved in supplying the Russian Federation’s armed forces”.
The UK authorised Ukraine to deploy Storm Shadow missiles against targets inside Russia last year.Separately, Ukrainian long-range drones hit oil product storage tanks at the southern port of Temryuk in the Krasnodar region and a gas processing plant in Orenburg, around 1,400km from the Ukrainian border.
Russian officials said two tanks caught fire in Temryuk, with flames spreading across about 2,000 square metres.
Earlier, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky hinted at progress on a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, following a “really good conversation” with president Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff on Christmas Day.The talks came a day after Mr Zelensky unveiled an updated 20-point peace proposal.
