On the second day of the presidential elections, Ukrainian drones penetrated deep into Russia, targeting two refineries in the Samara region. According to Russian officials, the attack was prevented, but a large-scale fire broke out at the Syzran Oil Refinery. In recent weeks, Ukraine has dealt a serious blow to Russia’s oil infrastructure, hitting refineries across the European part of Russia. In fact, Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of trying to disrupt the elections, which he is sure he will win.

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08:17The governor of Russia’s Samara region said on Saturday that Ukrainian drones had struck two Rosneft oil refineries in the region, causing a fire at one of the facilities, Reuters reports. There were no casualties, the Russian official claims.

Governor Dmytro Azarov said in a statement published on Telegram that there was a fire at the Syzran refinery in the Volga region, but the attack on the Novokubyshev refinery was prevented.

Unverified images posted online showed what appeared to be a large fire at the Syzran Oil Refinery, with emergency services on the scene.

Russians go to a three-day presidential election today, and President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused Ukraine of trying to sabotage an election he is certain to win.

A brief retelling of the last events of the war:

• As a result of the Russian attack on Odesa, 20 people were killed and 73 others were injured
• 114 million Russians have the right to vote in the presidential election, which began on Friday and will conclude on Sunday with the almost inevitable victory of President Vladimir Putin. Elites in Moscow say that Vladimir Putin became the absolute master of the country not only thanks to the suppression of any form of opposition in Russia. The monitoring group Golos says that these elections are the most opaque that have been held in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
• More than 50 countries condemn the illegal elections organized by Russia in the occupied Ukrainian territories, instead, Russian propaganda presents the residents of the occupied territories as willing to go to vote
• Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said he was glad that Central Europe finally had a candidate for NATO secretary general after Klaus Iohannis announced his candidacy for the post on Tuesday.
• Allies of Ukraine to form coalition to supply Kyiv with long-range artillery to defend against Russian invasion
• Mircea Joane’s response to Johannis’ candidacy for NATO leadership
• Dmitry Medvedev, the vice president of Russia’s Security Council, reacted strongly on Friday to the EU’s decision to demand that Russia return Romania’s treasury, saying that “Romanians are not a nation.”

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