{"id":902,"date":"2024-03-14T23:27:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T23:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/14\/ukraine-stalled-on-the-battlefield-targets-russias-oil-industry\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T23:27:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T23:27:27","slug":"ukraine-stalled-on-the-battlefield-targets-russias-oil-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/14\/ukraine-stalled-on-the-battlefield-targets-russias-oil-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine, Stalled on the Battlefield, Targets Russia\u2019s Oil Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With its army short of ammunition and troops to break the deadlock on the battlefield, Ukraine has increasingly taken the fight behind Russian lines, attacking warships<\/a>, railways<\/a> and airfields<\/a> in an attempt to diminish Moscow\u2019s military operations.<\/p>\n

Most recently, that campaign has focused on oil infrastructure, hitting refineries deep in Russian territory and driving home the country\u2019s vulnerability to such attacks.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday and Wednesday, Ukrainian drones hit four Russian refineries, officials on both sides said, adding to a series of recent attacks that have set fire to depots, fuel tanks and other oil infrastructure across Russia. Since the beginning of the year, Ukraine has claimed responsibility for nearly a dozen such assaults, and local Russian authorities have reported five more.<\/p>\n

Experts and Ukrainian officials say Ukraine hopes to disrupt the Russian military\u2019s logistical routes and combat operations<\/a> by targeting refineries, which supply gasoline, diesel and fuel for tanks, fighter jets and other critical military equipment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n