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Russia reported a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on an industrial facility east of Moscow on Sunday, with Ukrainian media identifying a major oil refinery as the target, as Türkiye renewed its call for a negotiated settlement to the nearly five-year war.
Gleb Nikitin, governor of Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region, said a "massive drone attack" overnight had caused significant damage to an industrial facility in the Kstovo district.
"More than 100 drones destroyed," Nikitin said, adding that "according to preliminary information, there are no casualties."
The governor did not identify the facility or specify its activities.
Ukrainian media, however, reported that the strike targeted the Kstovo oil refinery, describing it as "one of Russia's largest oil refineries, producing fuel and lubricants".
The reported attack follows renewed Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy facilities after a brief pause.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said Friday that Ukraine had resumed attacks on Russian oil facilities, striking three refineries and a gas-chemical complex.
Kyiv has repeatedly targeted Russian oil and gas infrastructure in response to Moscow's attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities since Russia launched its invasion in February 2022.
U.S. President Donald Trump has pressed Ukraine for weeks to halt such strikes, blaming them for rising diesel prices.
Meanwhile, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called Saturday for Moscow and Kyiv to reach a negotiated settlement, warning that the prolonged conflict was inflicting enormous economic and social costs and risked spreading further across the region.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency and Turkish public broadcaster TRT on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, Fidan said the consequences of the war had become increasingly difficult to sustain, particularly for European economies.
"These wars are no longer sustainable. Therefore, Russia and Ukraine must reach an agreement," he said.
Fidan emphasized that a lasting settlement would require not only an agreement between Moscow and Kyiv but also a broader improvement in relations between Russia and Europe.
"A constructive relationship between Europe and Russia needs to be redefined in the aftermath of peace. This is because any peace agreement that Ukraine reaches with Russia will not be limited to those two countries alone. In a sense, Europe also needs to reconcile with Russia and restart certain aspects of their relationship. This is important," Fidan stressed.
The Turkish minister said European industries had long benefited from relatively inexpensive Russian energy, supporting manufacturing, exports and related financial activities.
He argued that the breakdown of those economic ties had created far-reaching consequences, adding to the financial burden of the war.
Fidan also warned that disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz had intensified the economic consequences of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
He said the closure of the strategic waterway had further disrupted global energy supplies and international trade, making the full financial impact of the overlapping crises "increasingly difficult" to calculate.
The minister stressed that the growing economic burden needed to end and called for the dispute between Washington and Tehran over the Strait of Hormuz to be resolved as soon as possible.
He also highlighted the impact of the war on commercial navigation in the Black Sea, where disruptions have complicated the transportation of Russian and Ukrainian grain and energy supplies to international markets.
"Food security, in particular, is an incredibly problematic issue. It needs to be brought to a halt as soon as possible."
Fidan said Türkiye was maintaining intensive diplomatic contacts and making substantial efforts to facilitate grain shipments from the Black Sea to international markets.
Fidan's remarks came as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Istanbul on Saturday during the Ukrainian leader's working visit to Türkiye.
Ankara has maintained diplomatic engagement with both Moscow and Kyiv throughout the war, seeking to facilitate negotiations and address the conflict's regional and international consequences.
Fidan warned that the fighting could expand further unless diplomatic efforts succeeded, saying several scenarios Türkiye had previously feared had already materialized.
"If we do not stop it, the conflict could expand further—a scenario we certainly do not wish to see. To be frank, we are warning both international and regional actors about this. For our part, we will continue to do everything we can," he said.
The minister reaffirmed Türkiye's commitment to using its relations with both countries to support efforts toward ending the war and limiting its broader economic, humanitarian and security consequences.
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