Ukraine Hits Russian Oil Refinery, Escalating Energy War

0:00On April 30, Ukraine's security service just dropped a major blow, hitting a massive luke-coil oil refinery near the Russian city of Perm with drones. This marks the second straight attack on oil spots in that region, and the refinery sits over 7,500 kilometers from Ukraine. Cranking out nearly 13 million metric tons of fuel a year, the strike nailed a crucial primary oil processing unit, knocking it completely offline. They also targeted an oil pumping station feeding the refinery, sparking fresh fires after an overnight hit from Wednesday into Thursday. These moves are part of Ukraine's push to choke Russia's cash flow from energy sales, which bankroll the war machine. Folks on the ground are filling the heat as production grinds down in one of Russia's biggest facilities. With global oil prices climbing thanks to the Iran conflict and some sanctions easing up on Moscow, Ukraine's wrapping up these deep strikes to hit. Where it hurts most. All this ramps up the pressure in a conflict that's far from over, forcing Russia to scramble

1:03on the energy front. World News, powered by AI. This is Global News Today, I'm Corey with The Story.