According to Russian Media, the hit on the refinery was part of a far bigger swarm, but most of it was shot down.
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has suggested the strikes are meant to impress Kiev’s Western backers to compensate for a lack of progress on the frontline.
The Washington Post reported on Monday that US Vice President Kamala Harris met privately with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in February, telling him to refrain from targeting Russian oil refineries. President Joe Biden’s administration reportedly believes that such attacks could raise global energy prices and provoke a massive Russian retaliation.
According to Russian Media, the hit on the refinery was part of a far bigger swarm, but most of it was shot down.
https://www.rt.com/russia/596490-smolensk-oil-facilities-drones/