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95th Brigade Gun Commander: Ordinary People Fight, Desire and Brains Matter Most
"…what athletes, what giants? Ordinary people are fighting here! The main thing is to have the desire and brains, and they'll teach you the rest here!", says Nazar, the gun commander of the 95th Separate Air Assault Polissya Brigade of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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Russian military bloggers show drone strike in Novorossiysk
Russian "military correspondents" post this video. They say it is Novorossiysk during a drone attack. pic.twitter.com/IXT9sNaEUO
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) 19 mai 2024Russian 'military correspondents' posted this video, claiming it shows Novorossiysk during a drone attack.
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Longest-range drone attack hits Bashkiria oil refinery
May 9 – Bashkiria Oil Refinery:
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 19 mai 2024
Capacity is estimated at either 9.5 or 10 million barrels per year
It is located approximately 1,400 km from Ukraine, making this the longest-range attack on a refinery to date 9/ pic.twitter.com/LYC9bEKhm1May 9 – Bashkiria Oil Refinery: Capacity is estimated at either 9.5 or 10 million barrels per year It is located approximately 1,400 km from Ukraine, making this the longest-range attack on a refinery to date 9/
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Kaluga Oil Refinery: large petrochemical enterprise 300km from Ukraine border
May 10 – Kaluga Oil Refinery
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 19 mai 2024
The plant is the largest petrochemical enterprise in the Kaluga region, located approximately 300 km from the Ukrainian border 8/ pic.twitter.com/Y8ML0GjDl0May 10 – Kaluga Oil Refinery The plant is the largest petrochemical enterprise in the Kaluga region, located approximately 300 km from the Ukrainian border 8/
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Ukraine strikes Tuapse refinery with new hybrid drone type
Here is the promised list. May 17 – Tuapse Oil Refinery Ukraine used a new type of drone, likely a mix of “Liutyi” and PD-2. It is smaller and faster, lighter payload but ideal for fast deep strikes 5/
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Russian refinery facts: capacity, rank, distance, and previous attack
Refinery Facts 1.Capacity: 9 million barrels per year.
2.12th largest refinery in Russia.
3.Distance from Ukraine: approximately 500 km.
4.Previously attacked on 24/01/2025 6/ -

Opportunity cost argument: hitting oil refineries is feasible
Then there is an interesting opportunity cost argument: Ukraine has better targets to hit, and hitting refineries is a waste of limited deep-strike resources. However, this is not quite so because oil refineries are feasible to hit, while some other targets are not. 4/
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Ukraine’s attacks on Russian refineries destroy 14% capacity, escalating in May
Ukraine's attacks on Russian oil refineries are proving as effective as strikes on the Black Sea Fleet. And they are picking up. By April, Ukraine’s destroyed 14% of 🇷🇺 refinery capacity. But this month, Ukraine’s already hit 6 times. Here is the list 1/https://t.co/sJfjRzKHqR pic.twitter.com/YPEWNL3gT5
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 19 mai 2024Ukraine's attacks on Russian oil refineries are proving as effective as strikes on the Black Sea Fleet. And they are picking up. By April, Ukraine’s destroyed 14% of refinery capacity. But this month, Ukraine’s already hit 6 times. Here is the list 1/ https://
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Ukrainian FPV drone destroys Russian tank
A russian tank + a Ukrainian FPV drone = powerful explosion.
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) 19 mai 2024
📹: 47th Mechanized Brigade pic.twitter.com/QT4ETBRFVoA Russian tank + a Ukrainian FPV drone = powerful explosion. : 47th Mechanized Brigade
