Russia launches massive strike on Ukrainian energy facilities, Ukraine resumes refinery attacks

Russia said on Tuesday that its forces launched massive strikes targeting Ukraine's energy facilities, while Ukraine resumed its attacks on Russian refineries.

In its daily briefing, the Russian Defense Ministry said that overnight strikes using precision-guided weapons and attack drones targeted Ukrainian energy installations supplying electricity to military-industrial enterprises.

The targets included four thermal power plants and several power substations across the Vinnytsia, Dnepropetrovsk and Kharkov regions.

Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal confirmed the attacks, saying that Russian forces used 289 drones, 17 ballistic missiles, and 59 cruise missiles to hit power plants and substations.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian media reported on Tuesday that President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed in an interview with U.S. media that Ukraine had resumed attacks on Russian oil refineries in response to persistent Russian strikes against Ukrainian energy infrastructure.

The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Tuesday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.15 percent to 101.867 at 3:00 p.m. (2000 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro decreased to 1.1190 dollars from 1.1194 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound increased to 1.3415 dollars from 1.3410 U.S. dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 158.73 Japanese yen, higher than 157.91 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar advanced to 0.8209 Swiss francs from 0.8183 Swiss francs, and it climbed to 1.4003 Canadian dollars from 1.3987 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar rose to 9.7940 Swedish Kronor from 9.7807 Swedish Kronor.