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Russian stuff blowing up: Ukraine strikes major refinery near St. Petersburg [1]
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Date: 2025-09-14
Ukraine sent drones to strike one of Russia’s largest refineries, accounting for about 7% of the country’s capacity. Russia claims it was caused by falling debris.
Kirishi is about 115 km southeast of St. Petersburg.
x 💥 Russia: Kirishi Oil Refinery struck by Ukraine near Saint Petersburg in Leningrad region.
It is the second-largest refinery in all of Russia with a refining capacity of 20.2 million tons per year; 402,000 barrels per day. pump.fun/8TdnjHX4emsM...
[image or embed] — Igor Sushko (@igorsushko.bsky.social) September 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Kirishi oil refinery is the only major refinery in Northwestern Russia, making it critical for supplying Saint Petersburg with high quality gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. Also, 60-70% of the fuels refunded here were previously being sold abroad including to Europe.
This chemical plant in the town of Gubakha is about 1,350 km northeast of Moscow.
x ⚡️Ukrainian drone hits chemical plant in Russia's Perm Krai 1,800 km from border, media reports. The Metafrax Chemicals plant in Gubakha, Perm Krai, is subject to international sanctions by the U.K. and Ukraine.
[image or embed] — The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) September 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
x Ukrainian drones struck deep into Russia (1600 km), hitting a chemical plant that produces components for military explosives. On 13 September, Ukrainian forces targeted Metafrax Chemicals in Gubakha, Perm Oblast—a facility that manufactures urea used in artillery shells and mines. 📹Astra/Telegram
[image or embed] — Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress.bsky.social) September 14, 2025 at 8:38 AM
This drone strike should take that rail line out of service for a while since it damaged the bridge. Hopefully the locomotive is in the pile too.
x Among the many targets of Ukrainian strikes last night, a bridge critical for oil shipments near St Petersburg export terminal.
[image or embed] — Jay in Kyiv (@jayinkyiv.bsky.social) September 14, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This attack won’t disrupt service for long but every little bit helps.
x 🔥 Russia: ATESH partisans sabotaged the railway in the Adyge-Khablsky district in occupied Karachay-Cherkess Republic.
This disrupted transport of Russian munitions and military equipment from occupied Caucasus - Chechnya and Dagestan, to the frontline in Ukraine.
[image or embed] — Igor Sushko (@igorsushko.bsky.social) September 14, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Ammunition in a Ukrainian train near Kyiv exploded. There is no word on whether this was from an attack.
x An explosion, reportedly caused by ammunition detonation near Kalynivka, disrupted rail traffic in Kyiv region on the night of 14 September. Dozens of trains were delayed or rerouted. Over 200 passengers from the Kharkiv–Przemyśl train were evacuated. Repairs are ongoing.
[image or embed] — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) September 14, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Dying for nothing.
x You can only go home in a body bag... Eleven lucky Moscovian expendables are ready for transport back to the swamps for family get togethers and a long rest. #OSINT
[image or embed] — OSINT Intuit (@urikikaski.bsky.social) September 14, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Another 880 Russians and three tanks.
A Russian drone violated Romanian airspace for almost an hour. Romania scrambled fighters but all they did was escort it back toward Ukraine. Why didn’t they just shoot it down instead of letting it cause damage in Ukraine?
x 🔴 A Russian Shahed drone entered Romanian airspace on September 13 and remained there for nearly 50 minutes before returning to Ukraine.
[image or embed] — UNITED24 Media (@united24media.com) September 14, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Remember that pipeline that Russians were using to try to infiltrate Kupyansk?
An ammo dump in the city of Severodonetsk goes bavovna.
Hey Ivan, are you sure you should be standing so close to … Holy Shit!
Belgorod residents are lucky they are living in a Ukrainian city targeted by 256 Russian drones.
x 🔥 256 drones attacked Belgorod in 5 days, local authorities say. Residents of the city complain about constant alarms, explosions and danger from the sky. The governor urges "not to send children to schools and kindergartens", because air defense system shoots down just above residential buildings.
[image or embed] — MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) September 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Estonia steps up.
To put this in some context, if the U.S. provided the same percentage of GDP to Ukraine it would be about $400 billion.
x ⚡️Estonia to pledge over $117 million in military aid to Ukraine in 2026. Since the start of Russia's all-out war in February 2022, Estonia has provided over 500 million euros ($527 million) in military aid to Ukraine, amounting to 1.4% of the country's GDP.
[image or embed] — The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) September 14, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Why Poles would ever want to be pro-Russian is beyond me.
x Russian propaganda is fueling a growing wave of hostility toward Ukraine in Poland, Polish PM Donald Tusk warned. He said the Kremlin exploits real fears and emotions, and that politicians must stop this wave, not go along with it. “This is a test of patriotism and maturity,” Tusk said.
[image or embed] — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) September 14, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Russia would have won this contest but all their best diggers are busy back home.
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