‘We Were Mistaken’: Putin Admits Russia Was Unprepared for Ukrainian Strikes on Oil Refineries
- Russian President Vladimir Putin has admitted that Moscow underestimated Ukraine’s ability to strike Russian oil refineries, as a deepening fuel shortage exposes the impact of Kyiv’s drone campaign.
- 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.
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- Russian President Vladimir Putin has admitted that Moscow underestimated Ukraine’s ability to strike Russian oil refineries, as a deepening fuel shortage exposes the impact of Kyiv’s drone campaign.
- 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.
- JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.
Sources: Kyivpost