March Madness: Drone Blitz Batters Russian Oil Network

Ukraine is disrupting Russia's energy infrastructure and logistics

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Finally, I’m glad Western media is terrible at its job.

I spend a lot of time complaining about how lazy, clueless, or complicit much of the Western press is when it comes to covering Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Either they parrot Kremlin propaganda, or they focus obsessively on exaggerated Ukrainian losses and fictional Russian victories. But for once, I’m not complaining.

Please, Western media—keep missing the story. You’re doing us a favor.

Because while the headlines drone on about “stalemates” and “frozen fronts,” Ukraine is quietly dismantling Russia’s war economy from within. Since the beginning of March, Ukrainian forces have struck ten different oil facilities inside Russia. One every other day. In some cases, attacks came just 24 hours apart.

Here’s the growing list of Russian sites that went up in flames:

1. March 3, 2025: Ufimsky Refinery, Ufa, Bashkortostan

2. March 4, 2025: Syzran Refinery, Syzran, Samara Oblast

3. March 4, 2025: Sohranovka Pipeline Facility, Rostov Oblast

4. March 8, 2025: Kirishi Oil Refinery, Leningrad Oblast

5. March 9, 2025: Chuvashia Oil Refinery, Chuvashia Republic

6. March 10, 2025: Novokuybyshevsk Refinery, Samara Oblast

7. March 14, 2025: Tuapse Refinery, Krasnodar Krai

8. March 17, 2025: Astrakhan Oblast Fuel Facility, Astrakhan Oblast

9. March 19, 2025: Kavkazskaya Oil Depot, Krasnodar Krai

10. March 19, 2025: Engels-2 Air Base Fuel Depot, Saratov Oblast