Russian authorities had assumed oil refineries would not be targeted because they were civilian facilities
2026-09-02 → 2026-09-03
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- Russian authorities had assumed oil refineries would not be targeted because they were civilian facilities
Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum on Thursday, Putin acknowledged that Russian authorities had assumed oil refineries would not be targeted because they were civilian facilities.
Sources
- ‘We Were Mistaken’: Putin Admits Russia Was Unprepared for Ukrainian Strikes on Oil Refineries cited evidence
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Origin: extracted from ‘We Were Mistaken’: Putin Admits Russia Was Unprepared for Ukrainian Strikes on Oil Refineries · 2026-09-11 07:44