Zelenskyy vows to hit Russian refineries as infrastructure warfare escalates

Zelenskyy vows refinery strikes as infrastructure warfare escalates Ukraine has vowed to step up attacks on Russian oil refineries in response to what president Volodymyr Zelenskyy described as a new Russian strategy of targeting infrastructure across Ukrainian cities, including energy, transport and logistics networks.Zelenskyy told Reuters that Ukrainian intelligence had obtained documents indicating that Russian president Vladimir Putin had approved a broader range of targets ahead of the winter campaign, including infrastructure, roads, schools and hospitals. He said the aim was to disrupt daily life and pressure people to leave Kyiv and other cities.“We have to respond in any way we can. With their attacks on our energy, we have to respond on their energy. First of all, oil refiners etc: what gives money to them for this war,” Zelenskyy said.He said Ukraine would respond against Russian energy infrastructure but would not deliberately target civilian facilities.From energy grids to bridgesThe shift comes as Russian attacks on Kyiv have increasingly focused on infrastructure that keeps the capital functioning.Over the past week, Russian drones and missiles have struck energy an...