### [2024-05-17](/feed/2024/05/17/index.md)

##### Russian invasion of Ukraine
# Ukraine launches a massive drone attack across southwestern Russia, causing fires at several oil refineries, including in the port of Novorossiysk. 




### Sources:

1. [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/17/world/europe/sevastopol-ukraine-crimea-russia.html)

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