Ukraine Drones Damage Massive Russian Oil Factory in Major Successful Attack
A Ukrainian fleet of two dozen drones completed a successful strike against sites targeting Russia’s energy infrastructure, including one of its largest oil refineries.
Knewz.com has learned that the attack was one of the most successful strikes inside Russian territory in months, and one of the targets included one of the country’s largest oil refineries.
Drones have become a core technology in the Ukraine-Russia war. By: MEGA
No casualties were reported from the attack, and Ukraine’s Air Force declined to comment following the incident, according to Financial Times.
Two Russian fuel facilities received the bulk of the damage, and the drone strike caused a fire at a refinery owned by Lukoil, the country’s largest oil producer.
Drone invasions have become a core feature of the Ukraine-Russia war, such as an attack two days ago that hit a Russian spy plane that was grounded for repairs. Russia said it had spotted Ukrainian drones near Moscow and St. Petersburg on Tuesday.
Additionally, armed Ukrainian militia units crossed the border with Russia and made advancements in the Belgorod and Kursk regions. Those militias are comprised mainly of Russians but have support from Kyiv.
Drone warfare was become an increasingly common feature of the Ukraine War. By: Telegram/SSO
Russian bloggers claimed the incursions may have involved gun fights.
Russia’s defense ministry posted online at 3am that they had repelled the attacks, which they said came from three different locations.
One of the militias, Free Russia Legion, posted a video that said, “We are coming to rescue you … from dictatorship.”
Also today, Ukrainian officials published a “to-do” list for Russian soldiers that they said included “inhumane recommendations.”
The list has not been independently verified as accurate or authentic.
However, if it is true, some of the reported checklist items included “tasting human flesh,” torture and gang rape.
The list was reportedly sent from officers to soldiers via Telegram, which also included instructions to gather trophies of war.
A to-do list published by Ukraine officials featured gruesome tasks. By: East2West via Daily Express
It told the soldier to torture a war prisoner and “preferably to make him cry and beg for mercy, but not to spare him and kill him slowly and horribly, for example by burying him alive or hacking him to pieces with a chainsaw.“
After a bleak winter, Ukraine has turned the tide a bit in the war, completing a string of successful attacks, such as the recent destruction of a Russian electronic warfare base.
Additionally, Kyiv appears to have wrested control of the Black Sea by consistently sinking ships and forcing extreme navigation adjustments from Russian vessels trying to avoid Ukrainian attacks.
Near Crimea, a naval drone attack reportedly sank a Russian patrol ship on March 5, which they said killed seven people and injured seven others. The boat was estimated to cost $65 million.
The U.S. is still struggling to organize funding for Ukraine’s defense. By: MEGA
The Ukrainian military released a video that said, “Another bad day for the Russian Black Sea Fleet.”
On March 10, the public learned that the U.S. government had prepared vigorously for a Russian nuclear attack in 2022.
American officials were concerned that the battle of Kherson in 2022 – in which Russian forces took control of the city in March 200 – could trigger Russia President Vladimir Putin to use nuclear weapons.