Ukraine is Crippling Russia's Oil Industry
Simon Whistler · October 7, 2025 · 16 min video · Europe & NATO
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On past the social media, it has become a familiar sight. Shaky phone footage, often shot at night and accompanied by a soundtrack of creative Russian swearing, showing the view from a random apartment building in the arse end of nowhere. As the clip plays, there's a boom, maybe a flash of light, or even a marble.
Or maybe there's just the distant ominous glow of flames rising up into the night sky. So, no, these aren't candid images of another "chaliab insk event", rather, their testimony to a concerted wartime strategy planned and executed hundreds of kilometers away. A Ukrainian plan to hit Russia where it hurts the most.
Their oil refining capacity. You see, since August, Russian refineries have been pummeled with drones. 16 out of the nation's 38 refineries have so far been struck. Of those, at least five have been hit more than once, with one in Volgograd being struck four times in two months.
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Serious analysis for a dangerous world: https://fronts.co Ukraine’s drones are hitting deep into Russia, crippling refineries and shaking Putin’s regime. Discover how this high-impact campaign threatens Moscow’s oil industry and economy in ways sanctions never could. Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Megaprojects:https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@astrographics-ve4yq PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@homefronts Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/
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