Ukrainian drones attacked energy facilities in Russia's Astrakhan and Volgograd oblasts overnight on Feb. 3, causing fires, according to local authorities. The news comes as Ukraine ramps up long-range strikes against Russian energy infrastructure to stifle Moscow's gas and oil exports that fuel its war chest.

Units of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Security Service of Ukraine, in cooperation with other components of the Defense

The Volgograd refinery processes nearly 6% of all oil in Russia, while the Astrakhan facility is one of the country’s major energy hubs, refining 12 billion cubic meters of gas condensate annually. Critical damage reported at Russian energy facilities According to Ukrainian security sources,