At least nine major refineries have been successfully attacked this year, currently taking 11% of the country’s total capacity offline by some estimates. As the conflict at the front lines has shifted in Moscow’s favor, the drone campaign is becoming a key plank of Ukraine’s defense – both in its symbolism and its strategic aims.
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Bloomberg said it allows Kyiv to reach deep into Russian territory and strike an industry crucial to the Kremlin’s war effort, providing fuel to its armed forces and a flow of petrodollars into its coffers.