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Ukraine persists with Russian oil refinery strikes in defiance of Trump
Pjotr Sauer in Kyiv · The Guardian · World
Published 1 Oct 2026, 10:09 pm·6 d ago·1 min read
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US president blames attacks for driving up fuel prices before midterms, though analysts say his Iran war is main cause Europe live – latest updates Ukraine is pressing on with strikes on Russian oil refineries, defying Donald Trump, who blames the attacks for exacerbating a global diesel shortage and pushing up fuel prices. Kyiv struck an oil facility in Russia’s southern Samara region overnight, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday in a statement on social media. The Ukrainian president added that a Russian vessel in the Black Sea was hit, as well as a launch and storage site for attack…
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