Waiting for American Aid Vote, Ukraine Spares Russian Refineries and Pounds Military Targets Instead

Hailing the Ukrainian strikes, President Zelensky exclaims: ‘Thank you, soldiers. Thank you for your accuracy.’

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A Ukrainian air force pilot stands near a Su-25 ground attack jet on his base in Eastern Ukraine in 2023. AP/Libkos

With all eyes of Ukraine on tomorrow’s House vote on $61 billion in military aid to Ukraine, Kyiv’s drone army is bowing to political realities, shifting focus to Russian military targets from Russian oil refineries. Biden Administrations officials, fearing high gasoline prices this summer, have pressured President Zelensky to lay off the refineries.

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