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Volodymyr Zelenskyy reports Ukrainian drones sinking a sanctioned Russian container ship and striking three oil refineries in Bashkortostan

Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Ukrainian drones sank the sanctioned Russian container ship Yanina in the Black Sea, forcing its 17-member crew to emergency abandon the vessel. The ship, owned by the shipping arm of Russia's state-owned nuclear power operator Rosatom, was carrying civilian goods such as frozen food and construction materials. Simultaneously, Ukrainian forces struck three oil refineries in the Russian republic of Bashkortostan, located nearly 1,600 kilometers from Ukraine, which process millions of tonnes of oil annually. The strikes occur as Ukraine seeks to pressure Russia into negotiations. President Trump agreed to license the production of Patriot missiles for Kyiv, though he expressed reservations about the decision. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga emphasized the urgency of these weapons to secure the skies. Meanwhile, Russian missile and drone barrages in Kyiv and its suburbs killed at least ten people and wounded 33 civilians. The administration announced that the Yanina was a sanctioned vessel, and Ukraine continues to press allies for more ballistic missile interceptors to reduce casualties.

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