Russia has retaliated with similar attacks against Ukrainian infrastructure in response to the refinery campaign, Putin added. He noted that although the strikes succeeded in securing some results for Kiev, Moscow's response was made in kind.
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Putin Says Ukraine Refinery Strikes Cost Russia 1% of GDP
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Vladimir Putin acknowledged that Ukraine's targeting of energy plants had a measurable effect on the Russian domestic economy. The president stated that these refinery strikes cost the country approximately 1% of its gross domestic product and allowed the Ukrainian military to partially achieve its goals in degrading oil processing capacity.
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