Major Ukrainian attack on an oil refinery in southern Russia.

Arab Sea Newspaper - Special

**Arab Sea - Reports:** **Sources reported early this Thursday morning that Ukraine carried out a large-scale air attack targeting an oil refinery in the city of Samara in southern Russia.** **The sources stated that a drone attack targeted a number of Russian military sites and energy facilities, including the Kuibyshev oil refinery.** **Several fires broke out following violent explosions as a result of the Ukrainian attack on the Russian refinery, located more than 800 kilometers from Ukraine.** **Activists and accounts specializing in covering the war circulated clips and photos showing the fire at the Russian refinery on social media platforms.** **Ukraine has recently escalated its attacks using drones on Russian oil refineries and export infrastructure, targeting the most important economic sector in Russia.** **Through these attacks, Ukraine is trying to demonstrate its ability to respond to Russian shelling of Ukrainian gas and electricity facilities, and it comes at a time when the United States is seeking to broker a potential peace agreement.**