Ukraine's armed forces say they struck an oil refinery in Orsk, 1,500km (930 miles) from the frontline
The strike in Russia is the latest in a series of long-range strikes by Kyiv
It comes as Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia used North Korean missiles in deadly attacks on Zaporizhzhia that killed six overnight
At least nine people were killed in Ukraine overnight, with three also killed in Dnipropetrovsk
There were further explosions in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, with one wounded - sirens sounded across the city shortly after midnight, reports our correspondent
As well as the attack on the oil refinery, a drone attack caused fires at a Wildberries site in Voronezh, Russia
The company - known as Russia's Amazon - has been repeatedly targeted by Ukraine in recent weeks
Image source, SUPPLIEDWe can now bring you an image from Orsk showing a large plume of smoke rising over the sky.
The general staff of Ukraine's armed forces has said it struck a large oil refinery in the city overnight, around 1,500km from the frontline, in a "deep strike".
The general staff of Ukraine's armed forces says it struck the Orsknefteorgsintez oil refinery in Orsk - a city in the Orenburg region.
The site hit by the “deep strike” is 1,500km (930 miles) from the frontline, Ukraine says.
It calls the refinery "one of the largest" in the region and "an important enterprise in Russia's fuel and energy sector".
"A fire has been reported. The extent of the damage is being clarified," the general staff says.
It follows earlier images circulating on social media.
President Zelensky has said recently that attacks on energy infrastructure are aimed at limiting the oil revenues Moscow "uses to finance" the war.
Image source, Ukraine General Staff
Dan Johnson
Reporting from Kyiv
Image source, EPA/ShutterstockThe site of a Russian strike in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia
As we've been reporting, President Volodymyr Zelensky says that Russia fired North Korean ballistic missiles as part of its strikes on Ukraine last night.
He’d already highlighted in last night’s address to the nation his belief that Russia was receiving more missiles from North Korea, warning the two nations have worked together and posed a growing threat, not just to Ukraine but also North Korea’s neighbours like Japan and South Korea.
He said it was the first time Russia was unable to wage war without North Korean support.
Zelensky also warned over the weekend that as many as 50,000 North Korean soldiers are being sent to join the military campaign defending Russian territory.
Image source, ReutersDamage caused to a shopping mall in a previous Russian strike in Sumy, Ukraine, on August 6
Two women have been injured in a Russian drone strike on Sumy, according to Sergiy Kryvosheenko, head of the Sumy City Military Administration.
The women, aged 52 and 66, were treated at the scene, he says in a post on Telegram.
The strikes also damaged civilian vehicles, warehouse buildings and infrastructure facilities, he adds.
Dan Johnson
Reporting from Kyiv
Sirens sounded across Kyiv shortly after midnight and I heard loud explosions, likely to have been air defences trying to shoot down incoming missiles.
A second air raid alert woke people here around 3am.
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said the city was under Russian ballistic missile attack and medical teams were responding.
A warehouse on the outskirts was on fire and one person was reported hurt.
A children’s hospital was also struck but the patients and staff were sheltering.
Image source, ReutersUkrainian officials say Russia fired 120 drones overnight and a range of different missiles, but for the first time they’ve not given a number of missiles fired or intercepted.
It follows an Air Force statement yesterday urging the media not to write “sensationalised headlines” or “spread pessimism” about the shortage of air defence interceptors, though the same statement referred to “the challenges due to lack of anti-ballistic weaponry”.
Image source, EPA/ShutterstockPresident Zelensky has warned of the danger of Russia bringing in troops and weapons from North Korea - both to Ukraine and the rest of the world.
In a video address on Monday evening, Zelensky said "for the first time" Russia "cannot wage war without reinforcements from North Korea".
"The more North Korean strikes there are here in Ukraine, in Europe, the more their missiles and soldiers are used, the more they correct their shortcomings and blind spots", Zelensky said, adding that this poses a danger to the rest of the world.
In the same address, he also hailed the successful air strike on a Russian petrochemical plant in western Siberia yesterday as a "very significant achievement" by the Ukrainian military.
He promised "more Ukrainian deep strikes, which should demonstrate to Russia and the Russians that peace is necessary".
Image source, EPAAftermath of a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the overnight strikes on Zaporizhzhia involved North Korean ballistic missiles.
In a post on X, he describes it as a "vicious attack, calculated to inflict maximum damage specifically on civilian infrastructure".
As we've been reporting, six were killed and 19 injured in the region.
In Kyiv, Zelensky says a strike damaged an infectious disease hospital. Meanwhile, strikes on substations in Kherson and Kharkiv resulted in power outages, he adds.
"Every step Russia takes - increasing ballistic missile production, bringing in North Korean equipment, preparing for mobilization - all of this shows that Moscow is preparing not for peace, but for escalation," he says, calling on allies to respond with sanctions and air defences.
The drone attack on a Wildberries warehouse in Russia's Voronezh region is the latest in Ukraine's campaign against the Russian retailer.
Take a look at other locations that have been targeted in previous strikes.
Russia's Orenburg region has been attacked by Ukrainian drones with a fire breaking out at an industrial facility, according to the regional governor Yevgeny Solntsev.
"Preliminary reports indicate no casualties. Emergency services are working at the scene," he writes on Telegram. He says eight drones have been shot down.
As we've been reporting, separate unverified images on Telegram appear to show smoke at an oil refinery in Orsk - a city in Orenburg.
Russia's defence ministry has confirmed it launched strikes on "defence industry" targets and transport and logistic centres in Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia overnight.
Meanwhile, it says it "intercepted and destroyed" 396 Ukrainian drones over 15 regions of Russia.
As we've been reporting, Ukraine says six were killed in Zaporizhzhia and 19 injured. One was injured in Kyiv when a warehouse caught fire, according to emergency services.
Image source, ReutersThe scene in Kyiv early this morning
These are the latest images coming to us after Russia and Ukraine carried out more strikes overnight.
At least nine people were killed and dozens injured in Russian attacks on Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk.
Image source, ReutersA damaged children's hospital in Kyiv, which was hit overnight
Image source, ReutersA firefighter works at the site of garages hit by an overnight Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia
As well as the reported attack on the Wildberries site, there have also been reports of fires at energy plants deep into Russian territory.
Unverified images on Telegram show smoke at a thermal power plant in Angarsk in the Irkutsk region, and separate posts show smoke at an oil refinery in Orsk.
There were also unconfirmed reports of a fire at a refinery at Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk, in the far east of Russia.
Our teams are working to verify the images and we are yet to see official statements.
Ukraine has carried out attacks deep into Russian territory in recent days.
On Monday, President Zelensky said a refinery in Tobolsk, Siberia was hit. "The distance was significant – more than 2,500 kilometres," he said.
Meanwhile, local officials said on Monday at least 13 people were killed in a Ukrainian drone strike more than 1,000 kilometres into Russia.
The strike overnight from Sunday into Monday in the region of Tatarstan injured more than 75.
Image source, ReutersSmoke rises from an oil refinery after a Ukrainian drone attack in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, on Monday
A drone attack in Russia’s Voronezh region has killed one and injured two overnight, according to regional governor Alexander Gusev.
One of those injured was at "a large logistics centre", Gusev writes on Telegram.
He adds that fires broke out at "two warehouses belonging to a major company".
Wildberries - known as "Russia's Amazon" - said this morning that its facilities had been attacked.
"The fire that broke out as a result of an attack on the company's logistics facilities in the Voronezh region has been extinguished. Fire crews continue to work at the site," the retailer said on Telegram.
Facilities were evacuated in advance, it adds, and "goods were mostly unaffected".
The company has been repeatedly targeted by Ukraine in recent weeks.
Image source, ReutersFirefighters work at the site of a car garage hit by a missile strike in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia
At least nine people were killed and dozens injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine overnight.
In Zaporizhzhia, six people were killed and 19 injured according to the regional governor. Ivan Fedorov says rockets and guided aerial bombs were used in the strikes.
In Kyiv, mayor Vitaliy Klitschko reported explosions, saying the capital was under "ballistic attack" on Monday night. Ukraine's emergency service said a warehouse caught fire and one person was wounded.
In the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, three people were killed and five injured in Russian drone and artillery strikes, regional military administration head Oleksandr Ganzha said on Telegram.
Image source, ReutersA damaged building in Zaporizhzhia after overnight Russian strikes
There has been another night of deadly strikes in the war between Ukraine and Russia.
In Ukraine, Russian attacks across the country killed at least nine people - we'll have more details in our next post.
In Russia, there was a drone attack on a Wildberries warehouse in Voronezh, the latest in Ukraine's campaign against the Russian retailer.
There are also reports of other damaged energy sites, deeper into Russian territory. Our teams are working to verify images and we'll have more details soon.
