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Ukraine’s deep strikes on Russian refineries and warehouses
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Where it stands
Ukraine is using domestically produced drones to strike refineries and warehouses deep inside Russia, including east of the Urals. The reports cite damage to Wildberries warehouses affecting about $5.5 billion in merchandise; whether the campaign has stopped remains open.
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The story so far
Update 1
Ukraine's 800-Drone Night Hit Warehouses and Rocket Fuel, Not Proven Refineries
Hundreds of drones, a burning retail mega-hub near Moscow and a rocket-fuel plant in Rostov: what is confirmed — and what is not — about Ukraine's huge August 15-16 raid.
Still open after this report
- No verified total for damage value, no confirmed share of Wildberries capacity destroyed, and no confirmed refinery hits east of the Urals.
- No verified drone provenance settling Ukrainian-made versus UK-supplied claims.
History
Split off from Ukraine’s overnight drone attack on Moscow region1 report
Absorbed Ukraine’s confirmed British-drone strikes inside Russia2 reports
The situation and s2 both cover Ukraine’s campaign of deep strikes on Russian industrial targets using long-range drones; s1 is one specific Omsk strike and s3 is the resulting broader fuel shortage.
Ukraine’s British-drone strikes inside Russia split off2 reports
Who's involved
People
Donald TrumpPresident of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)1 report- Eugene B. Rumer1 report
Sergey LavrovRussian politician of Armenian origin, Minister of Foreign Affairs1 report
Vladimir PutinPresident of the Russian Federation1 report
Places
- AnchorageAnchorage, AK, USA1 report
- KoledinoKoledino, Moscow Oblast, Russia1 report
- MoscowMoscow, Russia1 report
- Rostov OblastRostov Oblast, Russia1 report
- RussiaRussia1 report
- UkraineUkraine1 report
Every outlet we read on this story
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