{
  "id": 3495879,
  "title": "Oil Refining, Logistics, Airfields: Ukraine’s Armed Forces Hit 16 Targets In Russia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/oil-refining-logistics-airfields-ukraines-armed-forces-hit-16-targets",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T10:22:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "UATV English",
    "slug": "uatv-english",
    "url": "https://uatv.ua/en/oil-refining-logistics-airfields-ukraine-s-armed-forces-hit-16-targets-in-russia/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 26, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that his country's armed forces targeted 16 additional locations in Russia. These strikes included oil facilities, airfields, logistics, and other strategic targets. According to Zelenskyy, the aim was to raise the cost of the war for Russia. The Ukrainian Defense Forces had previously attacked two key oil and gas industry facilities operated by Russia, causing fires at the Afipsky oil refinery and the Astrakhan gas processing plant. In the course of August 25 and early on August 26, Ukraine carried out numerous successful strikes against important Russian facilities, including a Kasta radar station in occupied Crimea, a repair and restoration base in Pervomaiske, and an enemy UAV training center in Luhansk. The enemy's logistics system also suffered significant losses as a result of these strikes, with Ukrainian forces targeting fuel and lubricants depots, materiel warehouses, ammunition depots, and a Geran / Gerbera drone relay station in Crimea.",
  "summary": "Ukrainian defenders struck a number of additional targets on the territory of the aggressor country. In particular, strikes were carried out on Russian oil facilities, airfields, and logistics. This was reported today, August 26, by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, UATV English reports. \"Over the past 24 hours, our warriors sanctioned 16 targets in Russia. In particular, there were…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}