Moscow accuses Kyiv of attacking refinery after Zelensky announcement

Russia accused Ukraine of attacking an oil refinery on Thursday. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, four missiles and dozens of drones were intercepted. The debris sparked a fire at the Ryazan complex, south of Moscow.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure will resume. He had restricted those attacks for three days at the request of the United States. Meanwhile, Russia kept striking Ukraine's power grid.

Zelensky also accused Washington of withdrawing intelligence sharing to pressure Kyiv. Ukrainian military officials said part of the Starlink service has resumed working. It is still unclear whether restrictions on drone speeds have been fully lifted.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin said Kyiv also tried to hit refineries on Wednesday, which Ukraine denied. According to him, there was no significant damage. Moscow also said it hit two cargo ships carrying military cargo bound for the port of Odesa.

In Poland, fighter jets were scrambled during overnight Russian attacks in western Ukraine, near the border. The Polish armed forces said no airspace violation was recorded. Bulgaria asked NATO for help to strengthen its defenses.

In Ukraine's Volyn region, about 370,000 people lost power. In Kyiv, a private energy company announced emergency outages due to the ongoing attacks.