March Madness: Drone Blitz Batters Russian Oil Network
Ukraine is disrupting Russia's energy infrastructure and logistics
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:
March 3, 2025: Ufimsky Refinery, Ufa, Bashkortostan
March 4, 2025: Syzran Refinery, Syzran, Samara Oblast
March 4, 2025: Sohranovka Pipeline Facility, Rostov Oblast
March 8, 2025: Kirishi Oil Refinery, Leningrad Oblast
March 9, 2025: Chuvashia Oil Refinery, Chuvashia Republic
March 10, 2025: Novokuybyshevsk Refinery, Samara Oblast
March 14, 2025: Tuapse Refinery, Krasnodar Krai
March 17, 2025: Astrakhan Oblast Fuel Facility, Astrakhan Oblast
March 19, 2025: Kavkazskaya Oil Depot, Krasnodar Krai
March 19, 2025: Engels-2 Air Base Fuel Depot, Saratov Oblast
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