Ukrainian forces They attacked a russian oil terminal in Crimea that provides fuel for the Russian war campaign, the Ukrainian army reported, while President Volodimir Zelensky announced that The war has entered a new phase.
Both sides face the issue of how to sustain their costly war of attrition in a conflict that broke out when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and that shows no signs of ending soon.
The Ukrainian Military Command He indicated through social networks that the oil terminal in Feodosia, on the southern coast of the Crimean peninsula occupied by Russia, was part of the efforts to “undermine the military and economic potential of the Russian Federation.”
The authorities installed by Russia in the city of Feodosia, on the Black Sea, They reported a fire at the facility but they did not explain the reason.
Ukraine has attacked with increasing frequency facilities in the Russian rear that are essential to the war effort, now in their third year. It has even developed long-range drones that have hit Russian oil depots and refineries, as well as arsenals.
Ukraine’s purpose is hinder Russian capabilities to supply its forces on the front, particularly in the eastern Donetsk region where Russian forces have been closing in on Ukrainian forces.
Fire in Crimea:
kyiv is still waiting for a response from its Western supporters to its repeated requests to be allowed use long range weapons that they have given him to attack targets on Russian soil.
There could be news on that topic next weekend at Germany’s Ramstein Air Base, where Defense ministers will meet of the more than 50 countries that have provided military aid to Ukraine.
The conflict has largely devolved into a war of attrition, something that requires large quantities of ammunition. On Sunday night, Zelensky said the war is “in a very important phase” as Ukrainian forces try to hold off more numerous Russian forces in the east, while trying to hold on to the Russian border region. of Kursk, which they captured two months ago.
Ukraine needs to “put pressure on Russia in such a way that Russia realizes that it will gain nothing from the war,” Zelensky said in a video statement.
Zelensky statement:
I received a report on the Kursk operation. Today marks two months of our military actions in the Kursk region—a crucial phase of the war that has significantly contributed to our overall efforts. Ukrainians have shown that we can push the war into Russia.
With sufficient… pic.twitter.com/hMxPZolSL6
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) October 6, 2024
“We will continue to apply more pressure on Russia because only through force can we bring peace,” he added.
Meanwhile, during the night, Russia fired six missiles of various types and 74 drones Shahed against Ukraine, the Ukrainian Air Force reported.
Missile fragments fell on three districts of kyiv, causing minor damage to civil infrastructure and causing a fire, said Mayor Vitalii Klitschko, who stressed that no one was hurt. Three missile fragments fell on a kindergarten, he added, without giving details.
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