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Ukrainian military hits Russia's oil infrastructure in Volgograd region, Kyiv says

KYIV - Ukrainian military has hit an oil processing and pumping facility near the village of Kotovo in Russia's Volgograd region, causing a fire, the Ukrainian General Staff said on Saturday.

It said on the Telegram app that the facility handles processing, transportation, and pumping of oil via pipelines to Russian oil refineries and its export infrastructure.

(Reporting by Olena Harmash, Editing by Louise Heavens)

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This story was originally published June 13, 2026 at 5:27 AM.

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