Russia targets Ukraine's military facilities, Ukraine strikes Russian oil refinery

Russia targeted Ukraine's military facilities on Saturday while Ukraine struck Russian oil refinery.

The Russian forces attacked the transportation and energy infrastructure that provided support to the Ukrainian army during the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

The troops also struck Ukrainian military equipment storage points and temporary bases of Ukrainian troops and foreign mercenaries, killing and wounding more than 1,000 people on different fronts.

They also destroyed Ukrainian tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, vehicles and other targets, said the ministry, adding that Russian air defense systems have shot down 95 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles over the past 24 hours.

Ukrainian forces have engaged in 108 combat clashes with Russian troops since midnight, and the Russian forces continued to exert the most pressure on the Pokrovsk sector, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on Saturday.

Security Service of Ukraine struck a Russian oil refinery in Ufa with drones on Saturday. Ufa, about 1,400 kilometers from the battlefront, is one of Russia's largest centers for refining industry.

A powerful winter storm swept through Toronto and surrounding areas on Thursday, causing school closures and travel delays as heavy snowfall reduced visibility and affected transportation services.

Meteorological authorities warned that heavy snowfall would greatly reduce visibility, while local transportation officials reported that several roads had been completely closed and major surface transit routes were operating at reduced speeds due to the storm.

Toronto Pearson International Airport officials announced Thursday that air traffic control measures had been implemented due to severe weather, affecting several inbound and outbound flights. Meanwhile, several local school boards in Toronto fully suspended classes, while others enacted partial closures in response to the storm.