Zelenskyy announces strikes on Russian infrastructure; holds high-level talks with allies on air defence

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Saturday that the forces struck the Novokuybyshevsk refinery located 1,000 kilometres from the front line, claiming to have deprived Russia of "millions of dollars in export revenues." In a post on X, Zelenskyy stated that the long-range operations also hit a logistics hub in the Samara region and targets in the Black Sea. "Ukrainian long-range sanctions continue to limit Russia's military and economic potential, ensuring the aggressor state feels the impact of the war more directly. Over the past 24 hours, our forces struck the Novokuybyshevsk refinery--1,000 kilometers from the front lin…