Russia targets Ukrainian weapon-making facilities with aerial pounding

A Ukrainian soldier in Kharkiv region launches a drone used to fly over positions with Russian troops. Photo: Reuters/Inna Varenytsia

Illia Novikov

Russia resumed its aerial pounding of Ukraine’s power grid and Kyiv’s forces again targeted Russian oil facilities with cross-border drone strikes, officials said yesterday.

With no major changes along the 1,000km front line, where a push by the Kremlin’s forces in eastern and northeastern Ukraine has made only incremental gains, both sides have taken aim at distant infrastructure targets.