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| Ukraine says its forces bombed a Russian ship carrying Iranian ammo as it ramps up deep-strike operations |
| 2025-08-16 |
| [Business Insider via MSN] Ukraine said on Friday that it carried out an attack on a Russian ship carrying Iranian ammunition. Kyiv's forces also struck a Russian oil refinery far beyond the front lines in a separate incident. The attacks mark the latest Ukrainian deep strikes against Russia's military and energy sites. Separately, Ukraine said that it struck an oil refinery that supplies fuel to the Russian military. The two attacks are the latest in a string of long-range strikes deep into Russian territory and come as Ukraine continues to target critical military and energy facilities. Kyiv hopes this campaign will put additional strains on Moscow's war machine. Ukraine's Special Operations Forces said they struck the vessel Port Olya 4 in Russia's Astrakhan region, which borders the Caspian Sea, during an operation on Thursday. It said the ship was loaded with parts for one-way attack drones and ammunition from Iran, adding that the results of the attack are still under investigation. SOF said Russia uses the port as a logistics hub to transport military supplies from Iran. They said in a statement that "hitting this vessel disrupts a critical supply chain." |
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