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SBU Drones Strike Russian Oil Pumping Station Supplying Moscow
Kyiv Post • • world
Key Points:
- Ukrainian drones struck the Vtorovo oil pumping station in Russia’s Vladimir region, a critical facility supplying diesel fuel to Moscow and export terminals, marking the second attack on the site within a month.
- The strike, carried out by the SBU’s “Alpha” Special Operations Center, damaged technical buildings and caused subsequent detonations at the facility operated by JSC Transneft-Upper Volga.
- This attack is part of a 40-day strategic operation approved by President Zelensky to pressure Russia into ending the war, involving mid- and long-range strikes on key Russian military and logistical targets.
- Recent related operations include drone attacks on Russian military vessels and an S-400 air defense system in Crimea, as well as strikes on the Zaliv shipyard in Kerch that damaged cable-laying ships intended for submarine reconnaissance and naval mine deployment.
- The broader campaign aims to degrade Russian air defenses and disrupt logistical infrastructure to weaken Russia’s ability to sustain its military forces.
