KYIV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian deputy prime minister stated on Friday Russian oil refineries have been reliable targets for its forces, after a media report stated the USA, an in depth ally, had requested Kyiv to cease conducting drone strikes on refineries.
Ukraine dramatically stepped up its assaults on Russian vitality amenities this month, launching quite a few long-range drones to strike Russia’s greatest refineries, ensuing within the non permanent suspension of manufacturing at a few of them.
“We perceive the calls of the U.S. companions, however on the identical time we’re preventing with the capabilities, assets, and practices that we have now,” Olha Stefanishyna, the minister, advised the Kyiv Safety Discussion board.
She stated vitality amenities have been reliable targets from a navy viewpoint.
The Monetary Occasions cited individuals accustomed to the matter saying Washington had urged Kyiv to halt strikes, warning of the chance of upsetting retaliation and driving up international oil costs.
The assaults helped increase oil costs which have risen practically 4% thus far since March 12, when Ukraine hit a serious oil refinery.
(Reporting by Yuliia Dysa, writing by Max Hunder; Enhancing by Tom Balmforth and David Evans)
