Thick black smoke is rising over the Russian city of Yaroslavl this morning following a Ukrainian drone attack according to BBC.
The region’s governor Mikhail Evraev says the region faced its largest-ever enemy attack, adding that they destroyed 92 drones.
Yaroslavl is home to one of the largest oil refineries in Russia and has been targeted by Ukraine in recent months.
Meanwhile, in Ukraine, three people were killed in Russian strikes on the city of Balakliya, according to officials, and 12 were injured in Sumy.
The Russian Defence Ministry says it struck two vessels transporting military goods in the port of Odesa last night.
BREAKING: Ukraine hits two Russian oil refineries – Zelensky
Ukraine has struck two oil refineries in Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky says.
In a social media post, he writes that Ukraine’s Defence Forces struck the Slavneft-Yanos refinery in Yaroslavl and the Bashneft-Novoil refinery in Bashkortostan.
Earlier, we reported that black smoke was rising from the direction of the Yaroslavl oil refinery after Ukrainian drone attacks.
Zelensky says they also struck two military patrol boats and vessels from Russia’s shadow fleet in the Black Sea.
Houses catch fire in Ukrainian drone attack as casualties unconfirmed – Yaroslavl governor
We can now bring you more from Yaroslavl Governor Mikhail Evraev.
He says that while all the Ukrainian drones attacking the region have been destroyed, falling debris has caused three houses to catch fire and has shattered windows in several apartment buildings. He also describes damage to vehicles.
Information on casualties is being “clarified”, he says.
Russia destroyed 605 drones overnight, defence ministry says
The Russian defence ministry says overnight, air defence forces intercepted and destroyed 605 Ukrainian drones.
This occurred over several territories, including the Moscow Region and the Black Sea, as well as Yaroslavl – home to the Slavneft-Yanos oil refinery.
Details Later…