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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) \u2014 Ukrainian forces struck Russia\u2019s major Ufa oil refinery for the second time in a week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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Almost daily long-range attacks on Russian oil facilities have created a fuel crisis and heaped political pressure on the Kremlin as its all-out invasion of Ukraine stretches into its fifth year.<\/p>\n

The Ufa refinery is one of Russia\u2019s largest producers of lubricants and is located more than 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) from Ukraine, Zelenskyy said on social media.<\/p>\n

Ukraine also struck a plant producing missile components in Russia\u2019s Penza region southeast of Moscow, some 500 kilometers (300 miles) from Ukraine, Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n

Russian officials did not confirm the strikes, which could not be independently verified. The Russian Defense Ministry reported intercepting 179 Ukrainian drones over 16 Russian regions, the annexed Crimea and waters of the Azov and the Black Sea.<\/p>\n

Penza Gov. Oleg Melnichenko said only that downed drone debris damaged a power line and fell on a building under construction.<\/p>\n

Ukraine says drone strikes slow Russian advance<\/h3>\n

Ukraine\u2019s domestically developed and manufactured drones and missiles have been hammering Russian oil facilities, including refineries, terminals, storage depots and pipeline pumping stations, for months.<\/p>\n

Many regions of Russia, one of the world\u2019s biggest energy producers, have introduced fuel rationing.<\/p>\n

Ukraine has developed new weaponry and in recent months has gained an edge, according to Western officials. Its strikes on supply routes behind the front line have robbed the Russian army of momentum on the battlefield, officials and analysts say.<\/p>\n

\u201cRussians now have great problems with delivering infantry to the front line and supplying it,\u201d Ukrainian Minister of Defense Mykhailo Fedorov said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Ukraine sees growing interest in its military technology<\/h3>\n

Ukraine has become a provider of military technology sought by countries around the world, especially drones.<\/p>\n

With European countries fearing what Moscow\u2019s territorial ambitions might lie beyond Ukraine, leaders have described Kyiv as a bulwark against Russian advances.<\/p>\n

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Ukraine is \u201cbecoming a security provider for the whole of Europe,\u201d Swedish Minister of Defense Paul Jonsson said in Kyiv, where he held talks with Fedorov.<\/p>\n

Ukraine signed an agreement on Tuesday for Sweden to provide Kyiv with Gripen fighter jets. They will help Ukraine stop Russian aircraft carrying powerful glide bombs, Fedorov said.<\/p>\n

Jonsson said European countries want Ukraine to be integrated into Euro-Atlantic defenses, although Ukraine\u2019s NATO membership has been a contentious issue and likely will be discussed at an alliance summit in Turkey next week.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sooner it happens, the better it is for you, the better it is for our security and prosperity as well,\u201d Jonsson told a press conference.<\/p>\n

Ukraine also wants to join the European Union, though the process could take years. Zelenskyy arrived Wednesday in Ireland, which currently holds the EU\u2019s rotating presidency.<\/p>\n

\u201cUkraine proves every day that it deserves to be an equal partner of our common European home. And we hope that during Ireland\u2019s presidency of the EU Council, we will be able to achieve tangible progress on the path to membership and open all negotiations clusters,\u201d Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n

Russian attacks kill three Ukrainian civilians<\/h3>\n

Russian long-range attacks on Ukraine continued, with three civilians reported killed Wednesday.<\/p>\n

A Russian drone struck a bus in the southern Kherson region, killing two people and injuring six others, regional head Oleksandr Prokudin said.<\/p>\n

A 43-year-old woman was killed and three were injured, including a 35-year-old pregnant woman, when Russia attacked five gas stations in the central Dnipropetrovsk region overnight, according to regional authorities.<\/p>\n

Russian forces have increasingly targeted Ukrainian gas stations.<\/p>\n

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Follow the AP\u2019s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/russia-ukraine<\/p>\n

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