Ukraine’s Security Service confirmed a successful drone strike on oil infrastructure in Russia’s Leningrad Oblast, hitting the Kirishinefteorgsintez refinery and the Kirishi pumping station and causing fires, the SBU reported on Tuesday.
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Returning soldier keeps fallen comrade’s helmet, heads back to front.
He made it home. He told his wife everything. Still keeps Andrii’s helmet on a shelf — unable to return it to his family. Tomorrow, he goes back to the front. “I’m on my way… wait for me.” 11X
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Soldier escapes factory under fire, swims river with drone guidance
On day 177, orders came: run. 4:30 AM. He wore Andrii’s helmet, crossed the factory, reached the river, swam under fire, escaped as drones guided him step by step. 10/
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Roman buries Andrii with prayer after drone-delivered body bag
In late August, Andrii died in his arms. Roman prayed, asked God to forgive him, packed the body into a bag dropped by drone, marked it with his name, and covered it with rocks. 9/
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Injured Andrii and Roman trapped by mines and thermal drones
Escape was impossible. To leave, they had to cross mined streets, avoid thermal drones, reach a river, then swim. Andrii couldn’t walk. Roman couldn’t carry him. They stayed. 8/
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Andrii wounded while retrieving drone
Then came Andrii, 28. He went out to collect a drone drop — a bullet hit his knee. Roman tied tourniquets, fed him painkillers, picked maggots from the wound as infection spread. 7/
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Series of deaths and injuries in a factory battle
The people around him died. Zhora killed. Boxer’s comrade died. Medic wounded during evacuation. Yaroma shot while running. Positions overrun one by one. The factory filled with bodies. 6/
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A man’s world shrinks to a single room under siege
His world shrank to a single room. He watched Russians from a broken window, reported positions, fired, hid in basements when drones hit. Jugs for water. Trash bags as toilets. Weeks passed like this. 4/
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Entering Vovchansk with wife’s prayer
He entered Vovchansk on March 24, 2025. 4 bottles of water, canned food, grenades, cigarettes, a rifle — and a handwritten prayer from his wife tucked into his vest. Russians were already surrounding the city. 2/
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Ukrainian soldier trapped 177 days, survived on drone food and wife’s messages
For 177 days, a Ukrainian soldier lay trapped in a factory ruin, surrounded by Russians, with no way out. Roman Mongold, 38, survived on drone-dropped food — and weekly voice messages from his wife that kept him alive, WP. 1/