On Thursday night, the armed forces of Ukraine carried out a new wave of attacks against energy infrastructure within Russian territory, according to official reports and independent media. Among the targets were a refinery in the Volgograd region, which processes about 5.6% of the country's total refining capacity, and a thermal power plant in Volgorechensk, Kostroma region, both located hundreds of kilometers from the front line. According to a Ukrainian General Staff statement, the refinery was struck by long-range drones during the early morning hours, while another set of aircraft hit the power plant in Kostroma, approximately 750 km from Ukrainian troops. Meanwhile, Ukraine is intensifying its pressure on Russia with a less conventional but more symbolically and operationally impactful strategy. These attacks are part of Ukraine's declared strategy to target Russia's logistical and financial support, particularly through its energy system, with the aim of pressuring President Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to the conflict. In Volgograd, the regional governor confirmed that the impact caused a fire in the industrial district of Krasnoarmeysky and that a 48-year-old person was killed by shrapnel. Analysts note that while the damage has not yet been catastrophic for the national energy capacity, the accumulation of these attacks is designed to create continuous pressure on Moscow's war logistics.
