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Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
drones / UAVs
wúrénjī
无人机
to strike / to attack
xíjī
袭击
Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
southern
nánbù
南部
large / large-scale
dàxíng
大型
oil refinery
liànyóuchǎng
炼油厂
。

Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
drones
wúrénjī
无人机
on / at
yú
于
June 27
6 yuè 27 rì
6月27日
struck / attacked
xíjī
袭击
Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
Krasnodar Krai
Kèlāsīnuòdá ěr Biānyíngqū
克拉斯诺达尔边疆区
one / a
yī chù
一处
large / major
dàxíng
大型
oil refinery
liànyóuchǎng
炼油厂
,
causing / resulting in
zàochéng
造成
a large fire / blaze
dàhuǒ
大火
,
at least
zhìshǎo
至少
two people
liǎng rén
两人
died / were killed
sǐwáng
死亡
。

June 28, 2026 at 5:00 AM

June 27
6 yuè 27 rì
6月27日
,
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
toward / at
xiàng
向
Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
to launch / to carry out
fādòng
发动
large-scale
dàguīmó
大规模
drone
wúrénjī
无人机
attack / strike
xíjī
袭击
。
among them / including
qízhōng
其中
one (for projectiles)
yī méi
一枚
drone
wúrénjī
无人机
to hit / to strike
jīzhòng
击中
(completion particle)
le
了
located in / situated in
wèiyú
位于
Krasnodar Krai
Kèlāsīnuòdá ěr Biānyíngqū
克拉斯诺达尔边疆区
Slavyansk-na-Kubani
Sīlāfūyǎnsīkè
斯拉夫扬斯克
(structural particle)
de
的
oil refinery
liànyóuchǎng
炼油厂
,
to trigger / to cause
yǐnfā
引发
a large fire / blaze
dàhuǒ
大火
。
this refinery / the said refinery
gāi liànyóuchǎng
该炼油厂
per year / annually
měi nián
每年
can / is able to
kě
可
to process / to handle
chǔlǐ
处理
approximately / about
yuē
约
4 million tons
400 wàn dūn
400万吨
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
,
is
shì
是
southern Russia
Éluósī nánbù
俄罗斯南部
important / key
zhòngyào
重要
(structural particle)
de
的
energy
néngyuán
能源
facility / installation
shèshī
设施
one of
zhī yī
之一
。
Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
authorities
dāngjú
当局
stated / said
chēng
称
,
this / this time
cǐ cì
此次
attack / strike
xíjī
袭击
caused / resulted in
zàochéng
造成
at least
zhìshǎo
至少
two people
liǎng rén
两人
died / were killed
sǐwáng
死亡
。
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
President
zǒngtǒng
总统
Zelenskyy
Zélínsījī
泽连斯基
also / additionally
hái
还
announced / declared
xuānbù
宣布
,
located in
wèiyú
位于
Yaroslavl Oblast
Yǎluósīlāfūěr Zhōu
雅罗斯拉夫尔州
(structural particle)
de
的
another (large structure)
lìng yī zuò
另一座
refinery
liànyóuchǎng
炼油厂
also / as well
yě
也
suffered / was hit by
zāodào
遭到
strike / attack
dǎjī
打击
。
Russia
Éluósī
俄罗斯
Ministry of Defense
guófángbù
国防部
stated / indicated
biǎoshì
表示
,
that night / the same evening
dāngwǎn
当晚
in total / altogether
gòng
共
to intercept / to shoot down
lánjié
拦截
Ukrainian
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
drones
wúrénjī
无人机
213 (aircraft/drones)
213 jià
213架
。
at the same time / meanwhile
yǔcǐtónɡshí
与此同时
,
Russian side / Russia
Éfāng
俄方
also
yě
也
toward / at
xiàng
向
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
launched / fired
fāshè
发射
142 (drones)
142 jià
142架
drones
wúrénjī
无人机
and
hé
和
8 (missiles)
8 méi
8枚
missiles
dǎodàn
导弹
。

News in English

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Ukrainian Drones Set Fire to Major Oil Refinery in Southern Russia

Ukrainian drones struck a major oil refinery in Russia Krasnodar Krai on June 27, igniting a large blaze and killing at least two people.

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