Ukrainian Drones Hit Russia's Largest Refinery in Siberia
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- Ukrainian drones struck Russia's largest oil refinery, located in Siberia, in what Reuters called one of the deepest strikes of the war to date.
- Zelenskyy warned the region is now "within reach" following the Siberian strike, per the war briefing headline.
Why it matters: The strike hit Russia's largest oil refinery in Siberia, described by Reuters as one of the deepest Ukrainian strikes yet, with Zelenskyy stating the region is now "within reach" — a concrete claim from Kyiv that Ukraine's drone campaign can now threaten infrastructure deep inside Russian territory.