Russia's Defense Ministry responds to Zelensky's statement on striking Russian oil refineries
Moscow said it had noted Volodymyr Zelensky's remarks on stepping up attacks on Russian oil refineries in response to strikes on Ukrainian defense facilities.
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Russia's Defense Ministry said it had taken note of a statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky indicating that Kyiv would step up strikes on Russian oil refineries, according to the Russian state news agency TASS.
The ministry characterized Zelensky's statement as a response to Russian strikes on Ukrainian defense-industry facilities, TASS reported, though the full content and context of Zelensky's original remarks were not detailed in the available report.
The exchange reflects an ongoing pattern in the war in which strikes on energy and defense-industry infrastructure on both sides have been described by each party as responses to the other's actions.
No further details on specific targets, timing, or the current state of Russian oil refinery operations were available at the time of this report, and there was no independent confirmation of the exchange from Ukrainian officials cited directly.
The statement adds to a broader exchange of warnings between Moscow and Kyiv concerning strikes on critical infrastructure amid the ongoing conflict.
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