Kyiv’s long-range strikes are headache for Trump before crucial midterms, while analysts’ claim war in Iran is responsible for rising prices
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Ukraine is pressing on with strikes on Russian oil refineries, defying Donald Trump, who blames the attacks for exacerbating a global diesel shortage and pushing up fuel prices.
Kyiv struck an oil facility in Russia’s southern Samara region overnight, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday in a statement on social media. The Ukrainian president added that a Russian vessel in the Black Sea was hit, as well as a launch and storage site for attack drones in the Oryol region.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/01/ukraine-russian-oil-refinery-strikes-defying-trump-fuel-price-warnings
Author : Pjotr Sauer in Kyiv
Publish date : 2026-10-01 12:09:00
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