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Ukraine Shatters Strike Pause With Major Drone Attack On Russian Oil Refinery, Defying Trump

ZeroHedge30 October 2026, 12:25 UTCRussia

Ukraine Shatters Strike Pause With Major Drone Attack On Russian Oil Refinery, Defying Trump Russia's sprawling Novokuibyshevsk Oil Refinery in the Samara region is on fire on Friday, after suffering what appear to be multiple and widespread hits of a Ukrainian drone attack wave, with several pillars of smoke rising high above the complex, and seen for miles.Curiously, news of the fresh attack emerged just hours after the Wall Street Journal reported the Zelensky government had paused refinery strikes under pressure from the Trump administration.WSJ's reporting has been updated Fr

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