# Ukraine launches drone attack on Russian oil refining facilities – Europe live

https://mins.news/en/item/17894

- The Guardian, 2026-08-10 08:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/aug/10/ukraine-drones-russia-oil-facilities-europe-heat-drought-latest-updates-news

> Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the strikes on Russian oil refining facilities were directly connected to increasing pressure on Moscow. At the same time, a Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv region killed at least five people, according to the regional prosecutor’s office. The office said Russian forces carried out a massive artillery strike on the residential area of Bugaivka village in Chuhuiv district, destroying various houses. The account was quoted by AFP.

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