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Ukraine Drones Set ‘Heart’ of Major Russian Gas Facility Ablaze

Ukraine's drone strikes targeted key Russian energy sites, damaging facilities responsible for 3% of refining capacity and hitting at least seven major plants this summer, officials said.

Key Points and Summary – On its Independence Day, Ukraine launched a highly effective drone barrage deep into Russia, striking critical infrastructure. The attack caused a “huge blaze” at the major Ust-Luga gas processing terminal near St. Petersburg, hitting the “heart” of the facility. Another drone strike hit the Kursk nuclear power plant, forcing a partial reactor shutdown. These attacks are a part of Ukraine’s increasingly successful campai…

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A nighttime Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire in the Russian port of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad Oblast. According to local authorities, an industrial plant in the town of Syzran in the Samara Oblast in southern Russia was also attacked.

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This weekend, another prisoner exchange took place between Ukraine and Russia, and on Sunday night, large-scale attacks by Ukrainian drones were even recorded on Russian territory. More details about what happened over the weekend are in the RBC-Ukraine article. Attack on Russia Recall that on the night of Sunday, August 24, the SBU and the Special Operations Forces "congratulated" the Russian Ust-Luga on Ukraine's Independence Day. Ukraine was …

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Радыё Свабода broke the news in on Sunday, August 24, 2025.
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