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Drone strikes damage Yaroslavl oil refinery, Zelensky says
By The BriefBrief · Sources (23)
Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 6:06 AM ET
Summary: A Ukrainian drone attack damaged an oil refinery in Yaroslavl, Russia, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday. Russian authorities in Krasnodar reported a fire at an industrial site after drone debris fell on it.
WHO: Volodymyr Zelensky
WHAT: Zelensky confirmed a Ukrainian drone strike hit the Yaroslavl oil refinery and reported resulting damage and a fire.
WHEN: Sep 17, 2026
WHERE: Yaroslavl, Russia
WHY: The attack occurred after Ukrainian drone debris fell on the industrial site, triggering a fire.
Sources (23):
19FortyFive,
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
Bloomberg,
CBS News,
CNBC Top News,
Daily Maverick,
Deutsche Welle,
Euronews,
Financial Times,
France 24,
Japan Times,
Jerusalem Post,
NPR,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
South China Morning Post,
Straits Times,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
UPI
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