- Ukraine strikes more oil facilities deep inside Russia, Zelenskyy says The Hindu —
- Ukraine Hits Russian Refineries as Kyiv Faces Missile Barrage Financial Post —
- Ukraine sinks Russian container ship and hits three oil refineries, Zelenskyy says – video Ukrainska Pravda —
- Moscow claims capture of another village in Ukraine, Kyiv claims hit on Russian oil refinery Anadolu Agency —
- Rosatom says its civilian vessel sank in Black Sea after Ukrainian drone attack, all crew survived The Straits Times —
- Drones reportedly spark fires at major Russian oil refinery in Ufa more than 1,300 kilometers from Ukraine's border The Kyiv Independent —
- Ukraine out of Patriot missiles, Zelenskyy says Anadolu Agency —
Bashkortostan
Federal subject of Russia
Bashkortostan, officially the Republic of Bashkortostan, sometimes also called Bashkiria, is a republic of Russia between the Volga river and the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. The republic borders Perm Krai to the north, Sverdlovsk Oblast to the northeast, Chelyabinsk Oblast to the east, Orenburg Oblast to the south, Tatarstan to the west and Udmurtia to the northwest. It covers 143,600 square kilometres. It is the seventh-most populous federal subject in Russia and the most populous republic. As of 2025, it has a population of 4,046,094. Its capital and largest city is Ufa.
Also known as...
Bashkiria, Bashkiriya, Republic of Bashkortostan, and Bashkortostan Republic
Ukraine strikes Russian oil facilities as war widens