In another blow, Putin lost a £32 million Su-30SM fighter close to Ukrainian-controlled Snake Island in the Black Sea.

Ukraine fired dozens of drones at Russia between late Wednesday and early Thursday, wounding three people and sparking fires in two southern regions, including at an oil refinery, officials said.

The attack, resulting in severe fires, was carried out by units of the Unmanned Systems Forces and the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, in collaboration with other Defense Forces components.

A night-time drone strike hit an oil refinery in Russia's Volgograd, causing both an oil spill and a fire, regional Governor Andrey Bocharov said on August 14

Regional Governor Andrey Bocharov claimed that the drones had allegedly been intercepted. "As a result of the falling debris, there was a spill and fire of petroleum products at the Volgograd refinery.

In Russia, unidentified drones are carrying out a large-scale attack on the Volgograd region. Debris from the strikes caused a fire at a local oil refinery, according to Volgograd Governor Andrey Bocharov and Russian social media sources.

An overnight drone attack struck a refinery in the Russian city of Volgograd, causing an oil spill and fire on the premises, Volgograd Oblast Governor Andrey Bocharov claimed on Aug. 14. "Tonight, the air defense forces of the Russian Defense Ministry repelled a massive UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) attack on the territory of Volgograd Oblast,