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Belgorod gas facility burns as Moscow fends off over 430 drones in one night

Euromaidan Press

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July 7, 2026

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Fires broke out at Belgorod's gas pipeline dispatch station, airport, and thermal power plant after missiles struck the Russian city on 7 July.

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Kyiv Post

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· Jul 4, 2026

Drone Strikes Target Energy Infrastructure in St. Petersburg, Belgorod, and Moscow

On Saturday, July 4, coordinated drone strikes targeted Russian energy and industrial facilities across several regions. In St. Petersburg, open-source analysts reported fires at a major oil terminal, while drone debris also fell near a Lukoil terminal in the port of Vysotsk. In Belgorod, strikes on thermal power plants caused significant electricity and water outages.

Ukrainska Pravda

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· Jul 4, 2026

Russia attacks gas production facility in Poltava Oblast

Russian drones attacked one of the gas production assets belonging to the Naftogaz Group, Ukraine's largest national oil and gas company, in Poltava Oblast on the morning of 4 July. A fire broke out at the site and the facility's operations have been suspended.

BRICS News

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· Jul 4, 2026

JUST IN: 🇺🇦🇷🇺 Ukrainian attack drones strike Russia's St.

JUST IN: Ukrainian attack drones strike Russia's St. Petersburg oil terminal.@BRICSNews

Intel Slava

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· Jul 10, 2026

[Video] 🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ — Fire reported at the landing site of the "Geran"

— Fire reported at the landing site of the Geran drones in the Kiev region.It is claimed that the target was an oil depot in the area of the village of Pereyaslavske, or a gas station.@Intelslava

The Kyiv Independent

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· Jul 8, 2026

Ukraine's 'long-range sanctions' bring war home for Russians as drone strikes cripple fuel supply

Russia's Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery had just restarted operations when Ukrainian drones hit it again. The facility — the fourth-largest oil refinery and the second-largest producer of gasoline in the country — had been struck by Ukraine on June 24, forcing operations to shut down. On July 2, Ukrainian drones

The Eastern Herald

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· Jul 4, 2026

Ukrainian Drones Strike St. Petersburg Oil Terminal Again as Russia Intercepts 67 UAVs

Ukrainian long-range drones struck the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal on July 4, setting tanks ablaze for the second time since June. Russia claimed 67 UAVs intercepted over Leningrad, but satellite imagery showed a large smoke plume rising above the port facility.

Reuters

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· Jul 7, 2026

Russians wait in line at gas stations

Motorists wait in line at a gas station in the Russian city of Omsk on July 6, the same day that a Ukrainian drone attack targeted the local refinery, the largest in Russia, near the Siberian city. #russia #ukraine #war #refinery #gasstation

DNyuz

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· Jul 7, 2026

Ukrainian drones flew all the way to Siberia to strike Russia’s largest oil refinery

Parts of Russia’s Omsk refinery were seen burning on Monday after Ukraine’s drone strikes. SOCIAL MEDIA via REUTERS New variants of Ukraine’s long-range strike drones hit an oil refinery in Siberia. The 1,700-mile strike is Ukraine’s longest-range drone attack on Russia since the war began. Online footage showed a fire at a key processing unit []

Egyptian Gazette

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· Jul 4, 2026

Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal

A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv presses on with bombardment of Russia’s oil infrastructure. Almost daily long-range attacks on Russian oil facilities have created a fuel crisis and heaped political pressure on the Kremlin as its all-out attack on Ukraine stretches into its fifth year. Gov. [] The post Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal appeared first on Egyptian Gazette.

Defence Blog

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· Jul 8, 2026

Fire breaks out at Russian airbase in Borisoglebsk after drone attack

A fire broke out at the fuel storage area of Borisoglebsk military airfield in Russia’s Voronezh region overnight on July 8, following a drone attack that also struck other targets across the region and left residents reporting numerous explosions, according to video footage shared by the OSINT community Exilenova+. The footage appears to show flames []

TASS

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· Jun 21, 2026

Ukrainian forces attack ferry in Kerch Strait, killing one civilian and injuring another

In addition, the drone attack caused a fire at an oil terminal in the village of Chushka

The Moscow Times

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· Jun 25, 2026

Ukrainian Attacks on Bryansk Region and Annexed Crimea Kill At Least 4

The overnight air barrage was also said to have targeted multiple industrial sites across Russia, including an oil depot and refinery.

Caucasian Knot

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· Jul 9, 2026

Evacuation was needed for the residents of the village in Stavropol after a UAV raid.

A fire at an industrial site in the village of Vyazniki in the Stavropol Krai occurred as a result of a drone attack.

NPR News

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· Jun 27, 2026

Inside a secretive Ukrainian team launching deep drone strikes at Russia

Ukraine's long-range drones are striking deep inside Russia, up to 1,200 miles away, hitting oil refineries and depots. NPR recently spent time with one of the Ukrainian strike teams launching drones at Russian targets.

Meduza.io

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· Jun 24, 2026

Russia’s fuel crisis is spreading across the country. Here’s where gasoline sales are now restricted.

A fuel crisis is unfolding in Russia. Ukrainian drones have struck oil refineries across the country in a sustained campaign, forcing facilities to suspend or cut production. Fuel shortages have appeared at gas stations across various parts of the country, though authorities have repeatedly blamed the lines at pumps on “panic buying” rather than an actual shortage.

AzerNews

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· Jul 9, 2026

Drone strikes target oil storage facilities in Russia's Tver and Stavropol regions

Drone attacks overnight on July 9 targeted oil storage facilities in Russia's Tver and Mikhaylovsk in the Stavropol Krai, sparking fires at both sites.

The Rising Nepal

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· Jul 5, 2026

Drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal

Kyiv, July 5: A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Russian officials said, as...

Euromaidan Press

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· Jul 8, 2026

A $50k Ukrainian drone just hit a refinery 2,500 km inside Russia. The expensive missiles couldn’t

With bigger wings and more fuel, Ukrainian drones can range deeper inside Russia to hit once unreachable targets.

Wall Street Journal

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· Jul 13, 2026

How Ukraine Is Taking Out Russia’s Refineries

Attacks by long-range drones have unleashed a fuel crisis in Russia and won rare praise for Ukraine from President Trump.

The Independent

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· Jul 8, 2026

Russia tries to jam Elon Musk’s Starlink in bid to stop Ukraine’s drone attacks

Ukraine’s devastating ‘mid-strike’ drones that are crippling Russian fuel facilities are often flown via Starlink

Fark

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· Jun 27, 2026

Day 1,585 of WW3: Drones strike Russian oil pumping station supplying Moscow, vital for transferring diesel fuel to the Moscow Ring Oil Product Pipeline and Baltic Sea ports. This is your Saturday Ukraine invasion conversation [News]

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