US Slams Strikes on Russia Oil Refineries as Risk to Oil Markets
- Defense Secretary Austin says attacks risk ‘knock-on’ effects
- Top general also urging Congress to pass Ukraine war aid funds
In this photo taken from video released by Governor of Bryansk Region Alexander Bogomaz’s telegram channel, oil reservoirs ignite in flames after a Ukrainian drone struck an oil storage depot in the Bryansk Region of Russia.
Source: Governor of Bryansk Region Alexander Bogomaz telegram channel/APDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned that Ukraine’s recent attacks on Russian oil refineries risk impacting global energy markets and urged the country to focus on military targets instead.
As Ukraine’s battlefield situation has steadily deteriorated in recent weeks, the country has increasingly turned to strikes deep within Russian territory, including infrastructure. The strikes are part of a bid to reduce fuel supplies to the Russian military, as well as to cut revenues from exports that Moscow uses to fund the war.