Chinese tourists in Moscow filmed an epic explosion at the refinery after the Ukrainian attack.
One of them joyfully stated that he filmed the best shot because he was in the perfect location.
They liked the show!
The sky over Moscow is black from the smoke of burning oil. Oil rain may fall on the Kremlin itself.
In Putin's most important city, his weakness and the ruin he has led Russia to is now clear for all to see.
No amount of propaganda can hide the scale of his failures now.🔥
Ukraine built the drone that's systematically degrading Russia's war industry. It costs $55,000. They make 200 a day.
The FP-1 by Fire Point now accounts for more than half of all successful long-range strikes on Russian territory - confirmed by Ukraine's General Staff. Range up to 1,600 km. GPS-independent. Tested under active electronic warfare conditions.
Refineries in Nizhnekamsk. Chemical plants in Tolyatti. Defense factories in Cheboksary. One production line. One drone family. Two hundred units a day.
Russia built its war on the assumption that Ukraine couldn't reach its rear. That assumption is gone.
“No drone strike will change the situation,” – Putin.
Well, he wasn’t going to say:
“Crimea has fuel shortages, airfields are exploding, oil facilities are burning, and our logistics are f*cked.”
The target audience for this statement is domestic.
The FP-2 UAV strikes on the crossings/bridges are the same as the HIMARS strikes on the crossings in the Kherson region in 2022, which led to the withdrawal of Russian forces from Kherson - only now, instead of Kherson, it is Crimea/Zaporizhzhia/left bank of Kherson region
🇷🇺 Idzie w rosji na grubo: "W związku z nieustannymi atakami terrorystycznym reżimu kijowskiego na nasze regiony, MSZ zwraca się do szeregu przyjaznych krajów z prośbą o dostarczenie paliwa na potrzeby państwowe. Mam nadzieję, że wyciągną pomocną dłoń, którą my zawsze wyciągaliśmy jako pierwsi" - Zacharowa.
‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦 It’s absolute madness – last night, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched strikes on four bridges at the entrance to temporarily occupied Crimea.
The following came under attack:
▪️ Two bridges over the North Crimean Canal;
▪️ A road bridge on the Perekop—Armiansk route;
▪️ A bridge near the settlement of Stavky.
As a reminder, in recent days, Ukrainian forces struck and practically disabled the main bridges and shortest routes from Crimea to mainland Ukraine in Chongar and Henichesk. Last night, systematic strikes began on bridges along various sections of the highway to neutralize the bypass road passing through Armiansk—practically leaving Crimea cut off from the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.
Ukrainian forces are expected to establish full fire control over all these crossings and bridges to prevent the Russians from restoring them.
To see the full picture, it is worth recalling that since May, Ukrainian forces, using AI-controlled operational-tactical kamikaze drones, established fire control over the Mariupol—Berdiansk highway. This highway had been rapidly paved by the Russians after the occupation and served as the primary line of Russian logistics on the southern front. Hundreds of logistical vehicles supplying fuel and ammunition to both the Crimean Peninsula and the Zaporizhzhia-Kherson sector of the Russian southern front were destroyed on this highway, rendering the route non-functional and reducing military traffic on it to a minimum.
Subsequently, the Russians began intensively restoring the Crimean route for logistics once again—supplies were being moved using the Crimean Bridge and ferries. However, Ukrainian forces have now taken fire control over the ferry terminals as well, along with the bridges connecting Crimea to mainland Ukraine and the bridges on the Armiansk-Perekop bypass road, leaving the entire southern front without supplies. Furthermore, if the Crimean Bridge is also destroyed, the Crimean Peninsula itself will be left without supplies (or with minimal supplies).
The complicated logistics of the southern front are further compounded by Ukrainian fire control over the Sea of Azov ports of Berdiansk and Mariupol. As a result, the port infrastructure has become practically non-functional, preventing the Russians from supplying the southern front via the Sea of Azov.
🇺🇦🇷🇺 La península de Kinburn se está convirtiendo cada vez más en una posición muy complicada de defender para Rusia
La geografía y las pocas defensas hace que las posiciones rusas sean especialmente vulnerables y difíciles de sostener a largo plazo ante los drones ucranianos
Veremos si de verdad se retiran de forma definitiva del territorio ucraniano de una santa vez
💥 Defense Forces hit 4 bridges in the Armyansk area at the entrance to Crimea.
Saldo claims that the following were hit:
• two bridges over the North Crimean Canal;
• a road bridge in the direction of Perekop - Armyansk;
• a bridge near the settlement of Stavky.
Security Service of Ukraine struck two oil pumping stations supplying fuel to Moscow.
The Vtorovo and Lobkovo oil pumping stations in Russia's Vladimir region pump diesel fuel into the Moscow Ring Oil Products Pipeline and transport petroleum products for export to Baltic Sea ports.
❗️The Chongar Bridge has been completely destroyed, Russian authorities are trying to calm the situation in Crimea, — said Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation.
Ukraine isn't testing the SKYNEX air defense system anymore. It's using it - and the results are rewriting Europe's defense orders.
All four SKYNEX systems pledged by Germany have been delivered and are operational. Developed by Rheinmetall, each unit combines a 35mm automated anti-aircraft cannon with radar-guided targeting and a networked battle management system - designed specifically to intercept Shahed-type drones before they reach their targets.
Ukraine's Air Force called the results "impeccable." Rheinmetall is now planning to scale production to 400 systems per year by 2027 - a decision driven directly by what Ukraine proved in combat.
The drone war created the demand. Ukraine created the proof of concept.
A 62-year-old Russian Lieutenant General was blown up in his car in Russia this morning, Russian Telegram channels report.
His name has not been disclosed yet, but if his rank is right, this will be the fourth successful liquidation of a Russian officer of such a high rank in the Russian rear.
Head of Russian FSB has reported earlier that security around high-ranking Russian officers has been increased.