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Ukraine strikes five Russian refineries, The Sun's Frontline reports

Jerome Starkey's wider battlefield review also examines reported Russian aircraft losses, Kyiv's energy damage and the fate of a proposed US diesel deal.

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Why this story? One of The Sun's most watched videos since yesterday, with 195,467 views.

Ukraine ramps up massive strikes on Russian oil and shatters Moscow's Air Force

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0:36Starkey reports strikes on five refineries whose combined capacity represents roughly a fifth of Russia's crude processing.
4:14He cites British intelligence findings of Russian aircraft losses in October, including Su-34s and an Su-57.
8:10The report examines Ukrainian ground assault robots used against Russian positions near Lyman.
9:05Starkey describes Russian bombardments, an aid centre hit in Zaporizhzhia and damage to Kyiv's energy infrastructure.
18:06He examines the European security framework teased by Trump and Jared Kushner.
20:00Starkey argues the Russian diesel import plan has faltered, describing diverted tankers, unsold cargoes and sanctions warnings.

Ukrainian strikes have hit five Russian oil refineries with a combined capacity to process roughly a fifth of the country's crude oil, according to The Sun's Frontline report. Defence editor Jerome Starkey places the attacks alongside reported Russian aircraft losses in a review that extends beyond the refinery fire at Ryazan covered previously.

The facilities he identifies are in Afipsky, Ryazan, Yaroslavl, Kstovo and Ufa. The capacity estimate describes the plants' combined potential output, not how much refining capacity the attacks have actually put out of operation.

Starkey also cites British defence intelligence findings that Russia lost multiple military aircraft in October, including Su-34 strike fighters and an Su-57 stealth jet. The programme then turns to Ukraine's use of ground assault robots against Russian positions near Lyman.

The damage inside Ukraine remains central to the report. Starkey describes Russian glide-bomb and missile attacks, an aid centre hit in Zaporizhzhia and damage to Kyiv's energy infrastructure as winter approaches. He explains that glide bombs are conventional bombs fitted with guidance systems, allowing them to be directed towards targets.

The diplomatic section examines Donald Trump's meeting with Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev and a proposed European security framework. It closes with Starkey's assessment that a plan to import Russian diesel into the United States has not succeeded: he describes tankers changing course or cargoes remaining unsold, alongside Democratic warnings about congressional sanctions.

The episode drew roughly 195,000 views since yesterday, making it The Sun's most-watched new upload over that period.

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