Summary

A massive Ukrainian drone strike targeted Russian oil refineries and infrastructure, including Moscow’s largest refinery, which supplies 50% of the city’s fuel.

The attack also hit the Druzhba pipeline control station, halting Russian oil exports to Hungary. With over 337 drones striking multiple regions, the operation exploited gaps in Russia’s air defenses.

Hungary, heavily reliant on Russian energy, called the pipeline attack a threat to its sovereignty.

Analysts suggest continued strikes could pressure Russia’s economy and energy dominance, potentially influencing ceasefire negotiations.

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      12 hours ago

      No, they don’t. Ukraine is about to get kicked out from Kursk and lose the little leverage they had in the negotiations.

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        39 minutes ago

        Do you think invading a sovereign country is ok? What are your thoughts on bombing childrens’ hospitals?

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          24 minutes ago

          No, of course not, but I’m not the one making the rules.

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            Perhaps you may want to diversify on those that are feeding propaganda to you ;)

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              Sure, do you have a source from this past week claiming Ukraine is not losing ground in Kursk?

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        9 hours ago

        What part of the US did the Taliban conquer to exchange it for the US to leave the country?

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          This is not at comparable with the US invasion of Afghanistan.

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              Because many people in Crimea and in the eastern regions actually want to be under Russian influence.

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                And there are ways for them to get that. For instance, about 200,000 Afghans resided or immigrated to America between 2000 and 2021. What was stopping those in Crimea from doing the same? And we haven’t even addressed if that “many” is actually a majority.

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    18 hours ago

    Hungary, heavily reliant on Russian energy, called the pipeline attack a threat to its sovereignty.

    You had fucking 3 years to look for alternatives.

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    Waiting for Putin to claim Ukraine is crossing the line doing this. While he is perfectly OK with bombing Ukrainian Nuclear power plants and dams. Things that are actually clearly war crimes.

    It’s so cool that Ukraine has found a way to strike back, and they do it within international law!!

    Fuck you Russia and fuck you Putin.
    Your days are numbered!

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    19 hours ago

    I think given the current state of the Russian military, implementing Red Storm Rising is off the table.

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      10 hours ago

      I mean, that’s literally what this invasion was supposed to be, and failed before they even left the old ussr.

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        It was supposed to be Russian dominance “from Vladivostok to Lisbon” as Putin’s grand political philosopher put it and various Russian Politicians very publicly stated, and here we are 2 years after the “3 day Special Military Operation started” and Russia is still stuck in Donbas with almost 1 million casualties, their massive stocks of Soviet Unions weapons severely depleted and their enemy has developed their own advanced weapons and is increasingly destroying the Oil and Gas infrastructure they rely on to pay for the War and dominating the airspace near the front lines using drones.

        Putin’s Russia is like the obese guy who loudly claims “I’m in perfect shape”, goes out “to run a marathon” and after about about 500m is already totally out of breath and barely moving.