# Russian Defense Ministry says it has heard Zelensky’s statement on stepping up refinery strikes

https://mins.news/en/item/85264

- TASS, 2026-10-04 11:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2197295

> Russia’s Defense Ministry said it had heard Volodymyr Zelensky’s statement that the Kiev regime would intensify attacks on Russian oil refineries in response to Russian strikes on Ukrainian defense-industry facilities and infrastructure used by the Ukrainian army.

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