# Ukraine to resume strikes on Russian oil refineries, Zelensky says

https://mins.news/en/item/101274

- BBC News, 2026-10-15 10:27 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqwyrnwd9dw1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine would restart attacks on Russian oil refineries after pausing them for three days at Washington’s request, while Russia continued strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Russia reported a Ukrainian attack on a refinery in Ryazan on Thursday, with debris from intercepted missiles and drones starting a fire. Zelensky accused the US of withdrawing key support and said Ukraine would halt strikes on Russian oil infrastructure only if Washington supplied more Patriot air-defence missiles.

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