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Russia to intensify Kyiv strikes after Zelensky oil vow

By Drooid · Oct 4, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC · How we work

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Russia Intensifies Kyiv Strikes

Russia's Defence Ministry said it will intensify strikes on Kyiv after President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed to hit Russian oil refineries.
The ministry said intensified attacks will target military and defence-industrial infrastructure and related sites across Ukraine.
Russia claimed recent Kyiv strikes responded to Ukrainian attacks on civilian sites inside Russia.
Zelensky warned Putin approved a new doctrine to strike infrastructure, schools and hospitals before winter.

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Germany Announces Aid

Western governments are drafting contingency plans to relocate their Kyiv embassies to Lviv or eastern Poland.
The European Council condemned Russia’s threats against diplomatic missions and announced a coordination centre for its EUMAM mission in Kyiv.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv and unveiled a €1.35 billion weapons and energy aid package.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu warned that Russian airspace incursions are bringing the war dangerously close to Moldova.

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Historical Context

In August 2008 Russia launched a five-day war against Georgia, bombing Tbilisi’s airfield and prompting NATO’s Jaap de Hoop Scheffer to condemn the invasion. The clash, the first post-Soviet use of Russian forces against an independent state, showed Moscow’s willingness to target utilities and diplomats—a pattern echoed in today’s intensified strikes on Kyiv’s infrastructure.

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Russia Intensifies Kyiv Strikes

Russia's Defence Ministry said it will intensify strikes on Kyiv after President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed to hit Russian oil refineries.
The ministry said intensified attacks will target military and defence-industrial infrastructure and related sites across Ukraine.
Russia claimed recent Kyiv strikes responded to Ukrainian attacks on civilian sites inside Russia.
Zelensky warned Putin approved a new doctrine to strike infrastructure, schools and hospitals before winter.

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