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Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Saratov Oil Refinery and a petrochemical plant in Tatarstan overnight, Zelensky confirmed, framing the strikes as Kyiv’s response to Moscow’s aggression. The attack follows Russia’s missiles into Kyiv and underscores Ukraine’s broader effort to degrade Russian energy infrastructure and logistics deep inside Russia.
In a Russia Day address, Vladimir Putin acknowledged that Ukrainian drones are creating daily problems for Russian troops, with commanders telling him drones hang over Russian territory and are hard to detect; he says Russia has new technologies but needs to scale them quickly, framing the conflict as a high-tech war against the West while insisting Moscow remains one step ahead.
Ukraine's 412th Nemesis Brigade unveiled the Morrigan, a mid-range fixed-wing drone designed to operate behind enemy lines, used to strike Russia's R280 'Novorossiya' supply highway from Mariupol toward Crimea; the drone, about 4-5 feet long and launched from a rail/slingshot platform, has targeted supply and fuel convoys 20–300 km behind front lines, with claims of destroying dozens of trucks and gas stations, as Moscow seeks alternative routes amid intensified Ukrainian attacks.
Ukrainian drones reportedly destroyed two Russian Tu-142 long-range aircraft at Taganrog Airport, including a Tu-142MR strategic communications-relay plane that links Moscow to submerged ballistic-missile submarines. The planes were reportedly undergoing maintenance and had moved closer to the plant’s facilities before the attack. Experts say the loss represents a significant blow to Russia’s niche capability and could weaken the Northern Fleet’s nuclear deterrent and Arctic/North Atlantic operations for years, given the rarity of Tu-142MRs (only about a dozen or so remain in service).
Ukraine says its drones hit the Volgograd oil refinery, damaging several refining units and forcing production to halt; the Lukoil-owned plant is a key fuel hub for Russia’s front-line logistics and the Black Sea Fleet, and has been targeted in prior attacks.
Latvia’s defense minister resigned after Ukrainian drones breached Latvian airspace and damaged an empty fuel depot near Rezekne; Ukraine acknowledged the drones and blamed Russian electronic warfare for diverting them, with no injuries reported and NATO pressing for stronger regional air defenses.
Telegram channels reported Ukrainian drones struck a Russian Defense Ministry logistics facility in Naro-Fominsk, Moscow Oblast, overnight May 7, but the Kyiv Independent could not verify the claim, underscoring ongoing cross-border strikes on Russian military infrastructure amid the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
Ukraine says eight FP-2 drones struck a Russian FSB Mobile Operations Directorate base in occupied Donetsk on April 22, killing 12 officers and wounding 15 (27 Russian casualties in total). The operation, described as targeting a counterintelligence unit involved in 'dirty war' activities, is part of Kyiv’s broader deep‑strike effort to degrade Russian command and control in occupied territory and was planned by Ukraine’s Center for Deep Strike with the Azov unit.
Russian Baltic ports Primorsk and Ust-Luga halted crude oil and oil products loadings after large Ukrainian drone strikes caused fires and heavy smoke; no casualties were reported, though exports had been disrupted earlier, as authorities monitor the situation and markets brace for potential oil-price volatility.
Russia's Defense Ministry claimed that Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack targeting Putin's residence, with over half of the drones intercepted hundreds of kilometers away, though the details and verification remain uncertain amid Ukrainian and international skepticism.
Ukrainian drones reportedly attacked an oil tanker in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, causing a fire and casualties, amid ongoing Ukrainian efforts to target Russian oil infrastructure and military assets, though details about the vessel involved remain unverified.
Ukrainian long-range drones have attacked an industrial facility in Russia's Bashkortostan region, marking a significant deep strike inside Russia, while Ukraine continues to fight Russian advances in Donetsk, with ongoing battles around Pokrovsk and multiple Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian territory.
A fire at the ATAN oil depot in Russian-occupied Crimea has reignited, possibly linked to Ukrainian drone activity, amid ongoing Ukrainian strikes targeting Russian military infrastructure, including drone attacks across Russia and occupied territories, impacting gas supplies and oil exports. The conflict continues to escalate with increased military actions and strategic tensions involving Ukraine and Russia.
An explosion at the Avangard chemical factory in Bashkortostan, Russia, resulted in three deaths and five injuries; the factory produces weapons and ammunition for the Ukraine conflict, and the cause of the blast is under investigation. The region has also been targeted by Ukrainian drones attacking energy infrastructure.
Ukrainian drones attacked the Orsknefteorgsintez oil refinery in Russia's Orenburg Oblast, causing a fire and evacuation, as part of Ukraine's broader campaign targeting Russian energy infrastructure to weaken its economy and war effort, leading to fuel shortages and export bans in Russia.