Ukraine hits second major Russian oil refinery in a week after Zelensky hails Kyiv’s growing long-range drone capabilities as ‘bringing the war back to Russia’

Russian Lukoil oil refinery struck by multiple Ukrainian drones, military intelligence source claims Russian assault intensity declines, focuses on Pokrovsk sector, monitoring group reports Australian POW feared executed by Russia is alive,

In a significant escalation of cross-border warfare, Ukraine launched its largest drone offensive yet into Russian territory, resulting in the tragic deaths of a mother and toddler, while successfully targeting strategic installations including an oil refinery and nuclear facility.

Ukrainian air defences successfully intercepted 57 out of 104 Russian drones overnight. Several regions, including Dnipropetrovsk and Kyiv, suffered infrastructure damage. The military employed electronic warfare to misdirect Russian drones.

Russian petrochemicals giant Sibur said it had temporarily suspended operations at its plant in Kstovo, in the Nizhny Novgorod region, on Wednesday morning (January 29) after debris from a Ukrainian drone sparked a fire overnight.

Ukraine says its forces successfully hit an oil refinery in the Russian town of Kstovo, around 800 kilometres (500 miles) from the front lines in eastern Ukraine. Four drones hit a Lukoil company depot,