WIRE — On Saturday, Aug. 1, a massive Ukrainian drone strike targeted Russian oil refineries in Ufa, Bashkortostan, and military positions in occupied Crimea. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed to have intercepted 274 drones across 16 regions. In Ufa, flight operations were restricted as fires broke out at refinery facilities. In Crimea, satellite imagery confirmed fires at a Black Sea Fleet electronic warfare center on Cape Fiolent and an air defense base near the Kaya-Bash heights.
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