Refineries, Air Fields Ablaze, After Ukrainian Drones Carry Out Biggest Bombing Raids on Russia Since World War II

Spike in the price of oil could hit American motorists this summer, as frontline European states gird for the possibility of wider war.

Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP
The destruction of a Ukrainian helicopter by Russian forces on March 13, 2024 in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP

Ukraine’s launch of another wave of kamikaze drones deep into Russia on Wednesday set three major refineries ablaze and damaged two air bases and contributed to a 3 percent spike in the price of oil to $84 a barrel of Brent. This threatens to raise gasoline prices for summer drivers on the eve of the presidential election here in America. 

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