Ukraine says drones hit Russia’s gas heartland over 3,000 km from its border—a wartime record
Manufacturer Fire Point identified the drones as FP-1s. Ukrainian analysts said one strike hit equipment used in plastics production.
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Ukrainian drones took Ryazan’s blending unit after knocking out two of its four crude units
Satellite imagery in August showed half the plant's primary distillation capacity already out of action.
Ukraine confirms strike hit Novatek fuel plant at Russia’s Ust-Luga port
Kyiv says the Baltic-coast facility supports Russia’s military, while the strike’s effect on production remains unknown.
A Siberian fuel plant 2,000 km from the war zone goes offline—drones struck it days ago
The refinery near Tyumen normally turns out roughly half a million tons of gasoline and millions of tons of diesel a year — for now it makes neither, per Reuters sources.
Afipsky oil refinery burns again as Ukrainian drones return to Krasnodar Krai
Ukrainian drones hit the Afipsky refinery for the third time in 2026, with the facility producing fuel supplied to the Russian armed forces.
Moscow’s fuel supplier under fire: Ukrainian drones strike Rosneft’s Ryazan refinery
The plant supplies all grades of gasoline, diesel, and jet kerosene to regions around the Russian capital. Vacuum distillation units were on fire after the overnight strike.
Ukraine strikes two Russian oil platforms in the Caspian Sea, nearly 1,000 km from the front
Kyiv says the platforms supply fuel and lubricants to Russian forces, making them legitimate military targets.
“If we don’t hit them in the face, they will hit us and won’t feel what war is” – Zelenskyy on Ukraine’s energy strikes
Ukraine will keep targeting Russian energy infrastructure until Moscow stops hitting Ukraine's own, the president says.
Ust-Luga burning again: Ukraine is now hitting this Russian oil port every other day — the shadow fleet tankers that load here keep waiting offshore
Some drones entered Eatonia but were not intercepted, with a spokesperson noting that Russia's use of electronic warfare to deflect Ukrainian drones was likely behind the crossings.
Ukraine’s Baltic energy blitz: KINEF refinery struck as Kyiv targets Russia’s northwestern export corridor
The attack on Kirishi follows drone strikes on Ust-Luga and Primorsk in a coordinated campaign against Russia’s Baltic energy export infrastructure.
Russia’s Baltic coast took three hits in one night: gas hub, oil terminal, military icebreaker — all confirmed by Ukraine (updated)
Russia's governor described the Ust-Luga fire as minor while black smoke rose over the port by morning. The SBU called the strike a "symbolic gift on SBU Day" and confirmed the Primorsk terminal — hit two nights earlier — was still burning.
Rosneft’s classified document recommended smoke screens against GPS-guided drones — and the same document explains why that’s useless
Every barrier in the document also uses shallow foundations to dodge permit requirements — a structural choice the presentation explicitly flags as its own kill switch. Putin's simultaneous PMC-arming law is Moscow's admission the engineering fixes aren't enough.
Russia’s biggest oil company can’t stop Ukraine’s drones – a leaked report shows what it’s trying instead
Engineers admit the defenses "do not guarantee the safety of protected objects" and cannot stop blast damage.
Russia built anti-drone nets over this oil depot 500 km from Ukraine — drones burned it anyway
The Velikolukskaya depot in Russia's Pskov Oblast was already hit once in April 2024. Russians installed protective nets over the fuel tanks afterward.
This southern Russian refinery hit again — Russia claims it was just debris (MAP)
Kyiv confirmed it struck the Slavyansk Eco refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai, saying it plays a role in fueling Moscow's war.
Bloomberg: Ukraine hit more Russian energy targets this month than in any previous month of the war
Refineries, offshore platforms, port facilities, and shadow fleet tankers all came under attack as Kyiv expanded its campaign.
Third strike in one week: Ukrainian drones hit Caspian oil platforms that fund Russia’s war machine with long-range drones
Russia bombs Ukraine with oil money. Ukraine bombs the oil.
Ukraine confirms Neptune missiles struck Russian energy infrastructure, oil refineries
Ukrainian forces fired Neptune cruise missiles at Russian energy installations overnight on 31 Oct., striking a thermal power plant and electrical substation that supplied electricity to military production sites in Oryol Oblast
Neptune missiles hit Russian energy hubs in Bryansk and Oryol Oblasts – Ukrainian Navy
Ukraine's Neptune missile evolved from Moskva ship-killer to 1,000km deep-strike weapon targeting Russian military infrastructure.
Ukraine hits Lukoil gas processing plant and oil facility deep inside Russia
Satellite data and footage confirm damage to fuel infrastructure in Volgograd Oblast after overnight drone barrage.