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Oil prices fell on Tuesday.
The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for December delivery dropped to 1.86 dollars, or 1.83 percent, to settle at 99.9 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for December delivery decreased by 1.93 dollars, or 1.67 percent, to settle at 113.88 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.
Crude futures settle lower
Russia said Tuesday its forces launched large scale attacks on Ukraine, while Ukraine reported it repelled Russian attacks from several directions.
In its daily briefing, the Russian Defense Ministry said that Russian forces struck 148 areas over the past 24 hours, with targets including transport infrastructure used by Ukrainian forces, and Ukraine's ammunition depots, workshops and storage for unmanned combat vehicles and long-range drones.
Russian forces also launched massive attacks on Ukraine with land-based high-precision weapons and drones, according to the briefing.
On the same day, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported 196 battles along the front line over the past day and repelled Russian attacks on multiple directions.
Ukrainian missile and artillery units struck Russian personnel and equipment concentration areas, it said.
Russia reports massive strikes on Ukraine, while Ukraine says it repels Russian attacks
