Strike comes a day after fierce Russian assault on Ukrainian capital Kyiv killed at least six people and injured dozens.<\/p>\n
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The Ukrainian army says it has struck a Russian oil refinery near the capital Moscow, a day after Russia launched massive, deadly attacks<\/a> on Kyiv.<\/p>\n The Ukrainian army said on social media on Saturday that it hit a refinery in the Ryazan region as \u201cpart of efforts to reduce the enemy\u2019s ability to launch missile and bomb strikes\u201d.<\/p>\n Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list<\/p>\n The Russian attacks on Ukraine\u2019s capital on Friday killed at least six people and wounded nearly three dozen more<\/a>, with residential buildings and other sites targeted.<\/p>\n Describing it as a \u201cwicked attack\u201d, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said about 430 drones and 18 missiles, including ballistic and aeroballistic missiles, were used in the Russian assault.<\/p>\n The Ukrainian strike on the Ryazan refinery comes as the two countries have been trading attacks on energy infrastructure, particularly ahead of another punishing winter of war, as they seek to gain an advantage in the nearly four-year conflict.<\/p>\n Last week, Ukrenergo, Ukraine\u2019s state-run electricity transmission systems operator, announced that most regions<\/a> across the country would undergo power cuts as crews worked to repair infrastructure damaged in Russian strikes.<\/p>\n Drone attacks, front-line battles<\/p>\n Separately on Saturday, Ryazan Governor Pavel Malkov said Russian air defences shot down 25 Ukrainian drones over the region during the night.<\/p>\n \u201cFalling debris caused a fire on the premises of one enterprise,\u201d Malkov said on Telegram, adding that there had been no casualties.<\/p>\n Russia\u2019s RIA news agency also reported that the situation at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine remained stable after one external power line had been switched off.<\/p>\n The Dneprovskaya power line supplying electricity to the plant was switched off as a result of the automatic protection being triggered, the plant said a day earlier.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Ukrainian army faced difficult battles<\/a> this week in the southern Zaporizhia region.<\/p>\n