Ukraine sinks Russian ship and hits three refineries processing millions of tons a year, same night
Kyiv continues to dismantle Russia's tools of war against Ukraine.
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Two Russian oil sites burning north of Kazakhstan—Ukraine hit both in the dark
The twin strikes reached about 800 and more than 1,300 kilometers into Russia, hitting Ulyanovsk and Bashkortostan facilities.
A plant making 150 products from gasoline to polyethylene caught fire 1,300 km from the war zone—Ukraine hits two refineries overnight
Fires broke out at the Afipsky refinery's tank farm area, the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat complex, and, likely, the Rosneft-Opt depot next door, monitoring channels and Astra report.
Russia’s refinery in Saratov, two in Tatarstan, a pumping station in Bashkortostan — one night’s oil target list
Fires broke out at the Saratov plant and the Nizhnekamsk refining cluster, while Ukraine's security service struck an oil-products pumping station 1,500 kilometers from the border.
Drones flew 1,300 km to Russia’s Ufa—then struck Bashneft refineries
Bashkortostan’s head claimed air defenses had shot down the drones and that the damage was caused only by falling debris.
Ukraine’s “furious” drones hit Russia’s tire rubber supply chain 1,300+ km away
The Sterlitamak petrochemical plant in Bashkortostan, which produces rubbers for Russia's tire industry and belongs to the Roskhim holding, was apparently defenseless.
Ukraine’s drones return to Bashneft-Novoil refinery in Ufa 1,300+ km from the front — the primary distillation unit is burning again
Without the AVT unit, which performs the first stage of crude processing, the rest of the refinery cannot operate.
Ukrainian drones hit a shell casing factory in occupied Alchevsk — Russia’s air defense was nowhere to be seen
The same night, Ukrainian drones struck Russia's Taganrog in "the worst attack" on the city since the war began, a chemical plant in Tolyatti, and targeted Krasnodar.
Frontline report: From Melitopol to Moscow, resistance forces give Russia a war it can’t see coming
Near-daily sabotage and intelligence leaks are eroding the Kremlin’s confidence in rear-area security.
Resistance saboteurs torch four Russian military logistics sites in coordinated raids inside Russia (VIDEO)
Ukrainian intelligence says resistance groups torched communication equipment and railway infrastructure, disrupting supply routes supporting Russian forces in Ukraine
Ukraine’s drones strike Russian petrochemical hub as Kyiv escalates anti-oil war on Russian soil
At least two blasts were captured on camera as drone sirens blared across Sterlitamak during the early morning hours.
Explosions kill three at Russian gunpowder production facility, eight injured
Safety regulation violations are the suspected cause of explosions that killed three workers at the Avangard ammunition plant in Sterlitamak on 17 October
BBC Verify counts 21 Russian oil refineries hit since January — already 48% more than in all 2024
A record 14 refineries were hit in Russia in August and another 8 in September, sparking fuel shortages in many Russian regions.
1,300 km deep into Russia, Ukraine’s drone hits Gazprom’s Salavat refinery, setting it ablaze (video)
The attack targeted the ELOU-AVT-4 unit, vital for crude oil processing.
Drone strike reported at Russian oil refinery 1400 km from Ukraine
Eyewitness videos posted online show flames and a drone over Ufa, but officials have not confirmed any strike on the Novo-Ufa refinery.
Drone strike causes blaze at oil refinery in Russia’s Salavat, 1,300 km from Ukraine (video)
A drone strike hit Gazprom's Salavatnefteorgsintez refinery in Salavat, Russia, 1,300 km from Ukraine. Authorities report no casualties, claim operations are unaffected.
Does Russia’s Bashkir problem escape Putin sight?
Recent mass demonstrations in Ufa revived a spirit of rebellion in Bashkortostan that experts warn could spread unrest across Russia’s minority republics.
Bashkirs launch armed underground movement against Russia’s war and for national independence
On September 21, when Putin declared his partial mobilization, the anonymous Telegram channel “The Committee of Bashkir Resistance”…
Ukraine’s Muslim leaders united against Putin’s war; Russia’s very much divided
The leaders of the Muslim community in Ukraine are united in opposing the Russian invasion of their country,…
Putin’s tale about unity of Russians and Ukrainians prompts Kazan scholar to speak about real unity of Turkic peoples
“Historically,” Khakimov says, “the Turkic peoples formed on the territory of the Turkic khanate … extending from the…