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Ukrainian drones struck two oil refineries deep inside Russian territory overnight on Aug. 6, including a large refinery in Yaroslavl Oblast hit for the second night in a row, President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed after reports first emerged in local media.
Videos emerging online the morning after showed a large-scale fire at the Slavneft-Yanos oil refinery in Yaroslavl, over 700 kilometers (435 miles) from the Ukrainian border.
Footage shared by Yaroslavl residents on Aug. 6 showed plumes of smoke rising over the city during an overnight drone attack. The independent Russian
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