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(Bloomberg) — Ukraine said it struck a refinery in Russia’s Samara region far from the nations’ border as well as a number of tankers in the Sea of Azov, the latest in a series of attacks on vessels and energy infrastructure. 

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Kyiv’s forces hit the Syzran oil refinery causing a fire at the facility, Ukraine’s General Staff said in a Telegram statement on Sunday. The extent of the damage to the facility deep inside Russia was still being assessed, it said. 

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Ukraine also attacked 10 tankers and four ferries in the Sea of Azov, the General Staff said. 

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An empty tanker was damaged in a drone attack, Rostov region Governor Yuri Slyusar said in a Telegram post on Sunday. A fire was contained and there were no injuries, he said. 

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Bloomberg couldn’t independently verify the number of vessels struck. 

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Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces intercepted 349 Ukrainian drones overnight over several regions, including the Samara region, annexed Crimea, and the Azov and Black Seas. 

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One person was killed and three injured in the Samara region, Governor Vyacheslav Fedorischev said on Telegram.

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Ukraine has been targeting Russian energy infrastructure in recent months, striking refineries, fuel depots and oil-product tankers in a move to curb supplies and pressure the Kremlin into negotiations to end the war, now well into its fifth year. The attacks have sparked a fuel supply crunch and forced authorities to ban exports of most gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. 

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Overnight into Saturday, Russia said Ukraine attacked four vessels with drones in Taganrog Bay in the Sea of Azov. That followed a Friday strike in the area that disrupted shipping through a key Russian grain-export corridor. 

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Ukraine previously said it struck the Syzran refinery, which is owned by Rosneft PJSC and is some 760 kilometers (470 miles) from Moscow, in May.

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Russia overnight targeted port facilities in Odesa and Chornomorsk, in the Odesa region of Ukraine’s Black Sea coast, as well as sea vessels, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said. 

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Ukraine’s General Staff said it shot down seven of nine Kh-59/69 missiles, and 95 out of 115 drones. Russia also fired four Kh-31 anti-radar missiles, which the General Staff said didn’t reach their targets. 

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