Russian Military Strikes Ukrainian Oil Refinery Supplying Donbas Forces

The Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday that its forces struck an oil refinery supplying fuel to Ukrainian Armed Forces groups in Donbas.

According to the ministry, the refinery was targeted with long-range precision weapons and attack drones during an overnight operation, with “all designated objects hit.”

In addition to the refinery strike, Russian artillery, drones, and missile units attacked warehouses storing missile and artillery weapons, ammunition stockpiles, a workshop for assembling long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, and temporary deployment sites of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 142 districts.

Moscow framed the strikes as a response to attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on civilian sites. Russian officials said their forces regularly target Ukrainian personnel, equipment, and infrastructure including energy facilities, defense industry assets, and military command and communication nodes.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has reiterated that the Russian military “does not strike residential buildings and social institutions.”

The attacks come hours after U.S. President Donald Trump met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House to discuss options for ending the Russia-Ukraine war, signaling a possible U.S.-Ukraine-Russia trilateral if talks progress. Trump said peace may involve territorial negotiations, with Europe taking primary responsibility for Ukraine’s future security.