Putin told his cabinet that Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries are having no effect on the war. He said this at a meeting called to address the fuel crisis those strikes helped create.

Vladimir Putin has informed his cabinet that Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries are not affecting the course of the war. These comments were made during a meeting convened to address a fuel crisis resulting from those strikes.

Putin has further characterized the infrastructure attacks as attempts to destabilize Russia. Coverage from Meduza, Reuters, and The Guardian emphasizes the scale of the threat, with Putin acknowledging a "huge stream" or "huge flow" of Ukrainian drones.

Reports from The Kyiv Independent and Українська правда note this is Putin's first comment on the strikes since attacks on Moscow, with the Russian leader ordering that the consequences of strikes on Crimea be "reduced to zero." Attention now turns to the stability of Russia's energy infrastructure and the ongoing drone campaign. Additionally, coverage from Kyiv Post highlights a warning from Poland regarding the possibility of a false-flag attack as a pretext for further escalation.