The key facts

  • Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said Ukraine's attacks on Russian refineries have resumed after a pause
  • Details of the incident and an assessment of the consequences were not provided at the time of publication

What Novak said

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said that Ukraine has resumed attacks on Russian oil refineries after a pause. This was reported by Gazeta.Ru in a piece marked as a developing story: the article carried the note 'Story is being updated,' meaning that at the time of publication the details had not been disclosed.

What remains unknown

The available report does not specify which refineries were affected, when the strikes occurred, or what damage has been claimed. It also gives no assessment of how long the pause in attacks on refineries lasted or what may have caused it. These questions remain open until further information becomes available.