Anti-Ukrainian traitor blown up in Moscow, drones attack Russian oil refineries - Monday brief
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Armen Sarkisyan, a criminal authority from the era of Ukrainian pro-Russian ex-president Viktor Yanukovych, was blown up in Moscow. Meanwhile, Ukrainian drones attacked the Volgograd oil refinery and Astrakhan gas processing plant in Russia.
Read more about what happened on Monday, February 3.
Ukrainian drones hit Volgograd refinery and Astrakhan plant in Russia
On the night of Monday, February 3, the Volgograd oil refinery and Astrakhan gas processing plant in Russia were attacked by Ukrainian drones from the Security Service (SSU) and the Special Operations Forces.
According to RBC-Ukraine sources in the SSU, at the Volgograd plant, SSU and SOF drones hit the flare farm, primary processing units No.2 and No.3, as well as process units No.20 and No.21.
Both affected facilities are major producers of fuel for the Russian army. The Volgograd refinery processes almost 6% of all oil in Russia, and the Astrakhan gas processing plant is one of the key energy facilities in Russia, processing 12 billion cubic meters of gas condensate annually.
Sarkisyan, pro-Russian separatist, blown up in Moscow
Armen Sarkisyan, known as "Horlivskyi," a criminal authority from the era of Ukrainian pro-Russian ex-president Viktor Yanukovych, was blown up in Moscow. The explosion took place in one of the elite residential complexes where he was staying with security.
RBC-Ukraine has gathered all the facts in the report.
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Sources also revealed that as of early December 2024, Ukraine received only 30% of the promised armored vehicles.
Putin seeks meeting with Trump in one of two Arab countries
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Zelenskyy shows Ukrainian-made weapons
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US Secretary of State calls North Korea a 'rogue state,' Pyongyang criticizes US's hostile stance
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