Ukrainian commanders held a meeting to discuss the use of drones on the frontline, with defenders targeting over 52,000 enemy objectives in the past month, according to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi. Commander-in ...

The claim comes as Ukraine, over the past several months, has intensified its efforts to strike deep into Russia using homemade drones, targeting arms depots, airfields, and oil refineries to weaken Russia's combat capabilities from a distance.

The city hosts the Saratov Oil Refinery, formerly known as the Cracking Plant, which is part of Rosneft, the state-run oil company

Russian drones struck an apartment building in Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa late on Friday, triggering a large fire, public broadcaster Suspilne reported on the Telegram messaging app, quoting residents.

Syrskyi said that the targets included 129 artillery systems, 221 pieces of radio equipment, and more than 4,000 Russian troops.

Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces, has reported that over 52,000 Russian targets were destroyed or damaged as a result of combat missions conducted by Ukrainian forces using drones in October 2024.