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Ukraine has significantly aggravated its attacks on the Russian energy sector in recent weeks. On Sunday, Kyiv was aimed at a gas station in the Leningrad area and an oil refinery in Samara.
According to Russian telegrams, a large fire broke out in the city of natural gas in the city of Ust-Luga.
The regional governor of Leningrad Alexander Drozdenko claimed that 10 unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down in Oystrika, adding that there were no losses and that fuel tanks were not injured in the next port.
Ust-Luga is located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland in the Leningrad area, near the border with Estonia and about 110 kilometers west of St. Petersburg.
The source of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) confirmed to the independent information agency KYIV that SBU was an attack on a liquefied natural gas station.
“Russia sells oil and gas through this terminal using the“ shadow fleet ”. SBU fines with an unmanned aircraft reduce the influx of foreign currency necessary for warfare, ”the source said.
The General States of the Ukrainian Armed Forces also confirmed that the military intelligence service (HUR), the unmanned systems and other defensive services were behind the blow at the Syzran oil refinery in Samarra, which “specializes in the laying troops.”
“Syzran Refinery has a capacity of up to 8.5 million tons of crude oil per year, which is about 3.08% of the total oil refining in Russia,” writes general personnel in Telegram.
Earlier this month, Ukraine also aimed at the Lukoil oil refinery in Volgograd, the largest in southern Russia, as well as large oil refineries in the areas of Saratov and Rostov.
Kyiv concentrates its attacks on unmanned aircraft at the oil refineries of Russia, pumping and fuel trains, trying to weaken the Russian military machine.
The Military Intelligence Service of Ukraine said that the Ukrainian armed forces systematically carry out measures to “reduce the warlike capabilities of the Russian occupation forces, destabilize their material and technical capabilities, especially from the point of view of the supply of fuel and lubricants.
According to United24, the platform created on the initiative of the President of Ukraine Volodimir Zelensky, the Russian oil refining capacities decreased by more than 13% in August 2025, after a series of Ukrainian attacks with non -corverse aircraft on the main installations, leaving several units.
“When the enemy affects our energy infrastructure, trying to leave us without light and heating, then its oil refineries are burned. And no one can forbid us such blows, because it is justice itself, ”he said.
Since its complete invasion of Ukraine, Russia has been aiming at the critical energy infrastructure of Ukraine, causing huge interruptions in the field of electricity throughout the country, especially in the winter season, leaving millions of Ukrainians without electricity and heating.
On Monday, Zelensky said that Moscow had already begun its winter training, affecting the energy infrastructure of Ukraine.
“This applies not only to the production of electricity and heat, but also to our production of natural gas,” he explained.
Pressure on the Russian economy is increasing
The Russians will probably face higher taxes, since the budget burden is growing, and the Central Bank of Russia says that “the economy needs breathing.”
The Russian financial authority for regulation has published a mandate establishing nine criteria, on the basis of which banks can introduce a temporary limit to withdraw cash ATMs.
It is worth noting that the Mandate of the Central Bank appeared against the backdrop of ATMs, online services and a quick payment payment from mobile communications and the Internet in all areas of the country, which regularly occur within several months and are accompanied by problems of vocal communication and navigation.
The fuel crisis in Russia and the Ukrainian regions that occupy, intensifies against the background of growth in gas prices. According to the latest messages, at least three oil refineries completely stopped working. According to various estimates, AFU successful attacks reduced production by 10-15%
According to the Russian broadcast of Voguat, the Center for the Center for the International TVP (Polish Public Television), in several regions of Russia there were problems with gasoline.
In some areas, there are huge lines at gas stations, and a coupon system was recently introduced. There are also links to Russian media that gasoline is increasingly sold only to organizations and enterprises.