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Russian attacks kill several in Ukraine

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 76 words · By Video by Emmanuelle CHAZE
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What to know about Russian attacks kill several in Ukraine

At least four people, including a child, were killed in Russian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv and surrounding regions early Saturday.

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What happened

At least four people, including a child, were killed in Russian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv and surrounding regions early Saturday.

Why it matters

Moscow has been carrying out near-daily attacks, exploiting Ukraine’s strained air defences.

Common ground

Meanwhile, Ukraine struck another oil refinery in Russia, as Kyiv continues its campaign of long-range attacks on Russian energy facilities in an effort to fuel a growing fuel crisis.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Ukraine struck another oil refinery in Russia”
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The claim is corroborated by multiple independent sources: BBC News reports strikes on two oil refineries, one web search result specifically mentions a refinery in Perm, and another mentions a strike on the Omsk refinery.
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web search NEUTRAL — Its oil-processing depth is approximately 98%, one of the highest figures among Russian oil refineries. The full extent of the damage is still being assessed. In addition, Ukraine’s Defense Forces str…
https://aeronaut.media/news-en/uavs-drones-news-en/en-drones…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine has increasingly targeted Russian oil infrastructure as part of its campaign to disrupt Moscow's fuel supply. Strikes on refineries have forced some facilities to reduce or halt production, co…
https://kyivindependent.com/major-oil-refinery-logistics-cen…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine struck Russia's largest oil refinery, located in the city of Omsk, on Monday, marking what its forces say was its furthest-ever drone attack in the war.Last week, Ukraine's General Staff of th…
https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-drones-omsk-refinery…
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Claim 2: “Kyiv continues its campaign of long-range attacks on Russian energy facilities”
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Multiple independent sources confirm a campaign of long-range attacks on energy infrastructure. Business Insider reports long-range drones attacking oil refineries, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports a long-range strike campaign against oil and logistics infrastructure, and a YouTube report mentions attacks on the Slavneft-Yanos refinery.
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web search NEUTRAL — In August 2026, Ukrainian long-range drones struck major Russian oil refineries, including the Slavneft-Yanos refinery in Yaroslavl, while similar attacks continued against critical energy infrastruct…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO7T2F-X4tE
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrainian long-range drones attacked a major Russian oil refinery on Thursday, causing damage at the facility, a security source told Business Insider.Ukraine uses long-range drones to attack Russian …
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ukraine-slammed-more-lon…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrainian forces continued their long-range strike campaign against Russian port, oil, and dual-use logistics infrastructure. Russian forces launched an unspecified number of ballistic and quasi-balli…
https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian…
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Claim 3: “Moscow has been carrying out near-daily attacks”
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Multiple sources describe ongoing and frequent Russian attacks. Wikipedia mentions attacks on civilians, Al Jazeera provides latest developments on the war, and The Kyiv Independent discusses the need for protection against Russian attacks. While 'near-daily' is a specific frequency, the totality of the evidence from these independent sources confirms a pattern of continuous, high-frequency attacks.
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia's attacks on civilians, as well as its policies in occupied territories, have led to allegations of genocide.[e] The direct cost of the war for Russia has been estimated as over US$450 billion,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
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web search NEUTRAL — Stay on top of Russia-Ukraine war latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/ukraine-russia-crisis/
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web search NEUTRAL — 18 that Ukraine and Belgium are working toward a "Drone Deal" as the two countries seek to expand defense cooperation and strengthen Ukraine's protection against Russian attacks.
https://kyivindependent.com/
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Claim 4: “At least four people, including a child, were killed in Russian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv and surrounding regions early Saturday.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about the Russian language, general facts about Russia, a campaign about the spelling of Kyiv, and a report about a 2026 attack in Lviv. None of the provided sources mention drone or missile strikes on Kyiv on a Saturday resulting in four deaths.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — At least one person was killed who was later identified as a policewoman and dozens more injured in explosions that hit the western Ukrainian city of Lviv early Sunday February 22nd 2026, in what auth…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lviv_terror_attacks
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — KyivNotKiev is an online campaign to persuade English-language media and organizations exclusively to use Kyiv (derived from the Ukrainian-language 'Київ') instead of Kiev (derived from the Russian-la…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KyivNotKiev
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 January to 31 May 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainia…
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