Ukraine Strikes Russian Oil Facility, Escalating Drone War

0:00It's April 29th. Welcome in. This is Canada News today, where local news meets AI. Ukraine just hit an oil facility deep in Russia's Perm region with a long-range drone, sparking a big fire over 1,500 kilometers from the day. Border President Zelensky claimed responsibility, posting video of thick black smoke rising near some buildings, calling it part of a new push to expand. Strike ranges and cut Russia's war funding from oil sales. This came right after Ukraine struck the Tuaps oil refinery on the black sea for the third time in under two weeks, forcing evacuations and raising. Environmental worries from Putin himself. Officials there say the blaze is now contained, but these hits show Ukraine zeroing in on Russia's fuel cash flow amidst stretched defenses. Zelensky shouted out his security service for the precision and said their ramping of distances even more. A think tank notes Ukraine's exploiting Russia's huge territory and weak rear guards, boosting home-grown drone production to hit oil sites and military targets harder.

1:04Meanwhile, Ukraine's cranking out surplus weapons, including 50% extra on some drones and gearing up to export tech to partners in the burn, Middle East, Europe and beyond, with deals for production and software already in motion. They've even pitched joint work to the U.S. on air, land and sea gear. Russia's air defense is down 98 Ukrainian drones overnight, but they're still pounding Ukrainian cities, injuring eight in Karkiv, killing. A woman in summer from fumes and damaging Odessa infrastructure. Ukraine's air force shot down 154 of Russia's 171 drones, proving this drone war is just heating up on both sides.