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While some media reports said the attack forced a full halt to all oil deliveries,
Local officials said only the fire crews had resulting blazes from the drones under control.
The incident comes just days after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized the use of reservists to better protect critical infrastructure.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has justified past strikes on Russian energy, saying they cut into the Kremlin's ability to finance the war against Ukraine over the long term.
Charles Mainz, NPR News, Moscow.
In a video released by the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the successful test of the Budovestnik cruise missile.
ordered its integration into Russia's defenses.
Nuclear-powered and nuclear-capable, Brevesnik is one of a crop of next-generation Russian weapons that Moscow claims are invincible to all existing air defenses.
In the video, Russia's top general, Valery Gerasimov, tells Putin the missile maneuvered for nearly 15 hours during its test launch,
The exercise comes as Putin has vowed Russia will not bend to Western pressure over Ukraine.
It also comes just months before the last remaining nuclear arms reduction treaty with the U.S.
Charles Mainz, NPR News, Moscow.
In a video released by the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the successful test of the Budovestnik cruise missile and ordered its integration into Russia's defenses.
Nuclear-powered and nuclear-capable, Budovestnik is one of a crop of next-generation Russian weapons that
that Moscow claims are invincible to all existing air defenses.
In the video, Russia's top general, Valery Gerasimov, tells Putin the missile maneuvered for nearly 15 hours during its test launch.
The exercise comes as Putin has vowed Russia will not bend to Western pressure over Ukraine.
It also comes just months before the last remaining nuclear arms reduction treaty with the U.S.