A day earlier, Russia bombarded Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with missiles and drones, killing at least 11 people and damaging a holy cathedral.

Russia attacked the ​Ukrainian capital of ‌Kyiv with missiles, Tymur Tkachenko, the ​head of the ​capital's military administration, said ⁠in a ​Telegram post early on ​Thursday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the Moscow refinery was hit from a distance of 500 km (310 miles), illustrating the reach of Ukraine's long-range strikes.