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Russia and Ukraine attack each other's energy facilities

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The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the 3rd that the Russian military carried out intensive attacks on energy facilities such as four power plants and two substations in Ukraine in the early morning of that day.
On the same day, Moscow, Yaroslavl Oblast and other places were attacked by a large number of Ukrainian drones.
An oil refinery in Yaroslavl Oblast was damaged and caught fire.

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Russia and Ukraine have been in a state of armed conflict for a long time. The two sides have recently frequently used drones and missiles to attack each other's targets.

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China News Service, Moscow, November 3rd: The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the 3rd that the Russian military carried out intensive attacks on multiple energy infrastructure targets in Ukraine in the early morning of that day, hitting 4 power plants and 2 substations in Ukraine. The governor of Russia's Yaroslavl region said that an oil refinery in the state was damaged by a Ukrainian drone attack and caught fire.

Moscow Mayor Sobyanin posted on social media on the 3rd that from 20:30 on the 2nd to 7:30 on the 3rd local time, 493 Ukrainian drones flew in the direction of Moscow, most of which were destroyed at long distances, and 187 drones were shot down as they approached Moscow.

Mikhail Yevlayev, governor of the Yaroslavl region, reported that Russian electronic warfare and air defense forces repelled a large-scale drone attack launched by Ukraine against the oil refinery in the state in the early morning of the same day. A total of 124 drones participated in the attack. The attack damaged the refinery infrastructure and caused a fire. Relevant departments were extinguishing the fire and two other employees were injured.

According to Russian media reports, after Ukraine attacked energy infrastructure around the Crimea region, the Black Sea port city of Sevastopol and other places have begun to implement power supply restrictions.

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on social media that day that the Russian air defense system shot down 856 Ukrainian drones in many places in the country, including Moscow, and over the Crimea region and the Black Sea waters in the past night.

The Russian Ministry of Defense also stated that the Russian army used land-based and air-based high-precision weapons and long-range attack drones to carry out intensive attacks on Ukraine in the early morning of that day. Multiple energy infrastructures in Vinnitsa, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions of Ukraine that supply power to Ukrainian military industrial enterprises and Ukrainian military facilities were hit, including 4 power plants and 2 substations. In addition, two dry cargo ships carrying military and dual-use materials for the Ukrainian army were also hit in the Odessa Oblast Kiliya Port infrastructure, Yuzhny Port and the Black Sea waters.

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