Overview
- Ukrainian long‑range strikes on Sunday struck a refinery at Slaviansk del Kubán in Krasnodar and a second plant in Yaroslavl, with local officials confirming a fire and one death at Slaviansk.
- Russia's Defence Ministry reported shooting down 660 Ukrainian drones in a single overnight wave, saying intercepts took place across a dozen regions.
- Authorities in Crimea and the city of Sevastopol declared a regional state of emergency and imposed fuel sale limits and planned power measures after fuel shortages were reported.
- President Vladimir Putin publicly acknowledged that Ukrainian drone attacks are putting Russia under strain and ordered crisis measures and steps to boost domestic fuel supply ahead of September elections.
- The strikes form part of a 40‑day Ukrainian campaign to target Russian energy and logistics nodes, and they have prompted reciprocal Russian attacks that have caused civilian casualties in Ukrainian towns such as Nikopol.