Volgograd is one of Russia’s larger refineries. Halted production there is significant.
“They said that the primary processing unit, CDU-5, with a daily capacity of 9,100 metric tons, or 66,700 barrels per day – a fifth of the plant’s total capability – and a hydrocracker with a capacity of 11,000 tons per day were damaged during the attack.
Lukoil did not respond to a request for comment.
“The plant has been stopped. CDU-5 was on fire, there is some damage to the hydrocracker,” one of the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said.
Oops.
Two hundred twenty attacks in just three days is intense. Russia is very much going all out to try to capture Pokrovsk.
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Russian forces have mounted 220 attacks on Pokrovsk in three days, suffered losses on November 5 and still hold 314 troops there, President Zelensky said. Ukrainian units advanced in Kupiansk, held Volchansk, repelled assaults north of Siversk and gained ground in Dobropillia.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) November 7, 2025 at 8:26 AM
More from Pokrovsk.
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Russians inside Pokrovsk. Where previously Russian troops infiltrated Pokrovsk only on foot, occasionally on motorcycles, today, due to the fog, Ukrainian forces observed the first Russian military pickup inside the city, removing barricades.
— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) November 6, 2025 at 8:57 AM
OTOH, this report says Russia is reducing its attacks.
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Russians have reduced their activity in Pokrovsk and limited movements, trying to cut losses as they wait for reinforcements, according to Ukraine’s 7th Air Assault Corps. Several attempts to infiltrate Hryshyne disguised as civilians were stopped. Near Myrnohrad, the situation remains tense.
— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) November 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Stockpiling Flamingos for a mass attack perhaps?
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Ukraine has been stockpiling Flamingo missiles, with probably a few hundred available at present. Whether originally intended for deterrence or as offensive weapons, renewed Russian strikes may force Ukraine to respond in kind. So what could they aim for? 1/20
www.logicofwar.com/what-is-ukra…
— Pax Lusitanica (@paxlusitanica.bsky.social) October 20, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Or maybe this is why.
Pavlohrad chemical plant — the only one that could make rocket fuel — is now in a risk zone, 80 km from the front. Without investments in special chemicals, protected production and science — Ukraine risks being left without long-range weapons
Stockpiling Shaheds for a mass attack perhaps?
Didn’t this guy watch any of the billion other videos from Russian soldiers bemoaning their commanders’ inhumanity and incompetence?
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1/ Russian soldiers are being handcuffed to each other, pepper-sprayed, and beaten to force them to go to the front lines. A soldier says that ex-POWs and badly wounded men on crutches are being forced to fight. “They’re just throwing us in for meat,” he says. ⬇️
— ChrisO_wiki (@chriso-wiki.bsky.social) November 6, 2025 at 11:57 AM
2/ Speaking in a video recorded in the back of a Russian army truck, a soldier from the 114th Motorised Rifle Regiment (military unit 24776) has recorded an appeal for help. He speaks of the violence being used against the men, and shows how he is handcuffed to a comrade:
3/ “People are being held against their will. They’re being handcuffed and pepper-sprayed. Is that normal?”, he asks.
4/ He says that none of the men should be there: some are former POWs (international law prohibits compelling them to re-enter hostilities against their captor), while others require medical attention. He says that he and others have been denied a medical fitness panel.
5/ The man explains that he has an injured leg caused by a shrapnel wound, while some of his fellow soldiers are using crutches. Despite this, he was handcuffed to another soldier and forcibly sent to the front. “Look at what kind of army we have in Russia,” he says bitterly.
Russia is starting to come to grips with the Frankenstein’s monster they have created — a large block of violent criminals who have been given military training, experience and clemency who will be returning to civilian life.
The guy on the left said that Prigozhin once told him that Wagner would have either sent them to Africa or executed them with sledgehammers.
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“What to do with prisoners? The first option is to send them somewhere in Africa. The second option is a sledgehammer scenario.”
Russian Z-propagandists are pondering what to do after the war ends with the prisoners, who may continue to cause trouble at home upon their return.
— Anton Gerashchenko (@antongerashchenko.bsky.social) November 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
A helicopter crash in Dagestan killed at least four.
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🚁💀 The helicopter that crashed in Dagestan was carrying employees of the sanctioned Kizlyar Electromechanical Plant.
The company produces control systems, diagnostics and onboard equipment for Sukhoi and MiG aircraft.
— MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) November 7, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Are Tomahawks still on the table?
Who the hell knows.
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❗️American arms manufacturers will be happy to transfer or sell Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine in case of a positive response from Trump, — Zelensky
“That is, you understand, they will be happy to transfer or sell the corresponding systems to Ukraine.
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@militarynewsua.bsky.social) November 7, 2025 at 9:41 AM
2/We talked not only about Tomahawk and about things that, let’s say, I won’t say, many different names, which also work well in terms of long-range. That is, we were interested in a set of different, if I may use such a word, different services.”
Another 1,170 Russians plus one tank.
Must not have been a tall building nearby.
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Russian-appointed “deputy prosecutor general: Kirill Grekov was reportedly found hanged in occupied Luhansk — but his death remains unconfirmed
Moscow appointed him after the previous “LNR Prosecutor General” and his deputy were blown up in fall 2022.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/07/a…
— Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress.bsky.social) November 7, 2025 at 7:38 AM
I wasn’t a math major, but 25k deaths just from drones would mean that most of the casualties reported each day are killed instead of wounded.
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‼️ In October, Russia suffered the largest losses in a month due to drones, – Zelensky
~25,000 deaths confirmed so far. Unconfirmed losses could be “another two to three thousand”.
⚔️ Russia wants to capture Pokrovsk as soon as possible to strengthen its narrative, – Zelensky
— MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) November 7, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The likelihood that any of these mercenaries ever see their homes again is small.
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1,500 Africans from 36 countries are fighting against Ukraine, says Kyiv.
For a country which outlawed mercenaries, Russia sure loves exploiting Africans with its neo-colonialism.
Ukraine FM Sybiha says 1,436 have been identified in Russia’s army, with likely many more.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
— Tim White (@twmcltd.bsky.social) November 7, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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One of the slick marketing videos from Russia’s “Alabuga Start” program, which uses social media to lure citizens of African countries into Russia with promises of lucrative tech jobs — but once they arrive, they’re forced to assemble Shahed drones instead.
— SPRAVDI – Stratcom Centre (@stratcomcentre.bsky.social) November 7, 2025 at 3:43 AM
What is it with international sports governing bodies that they can’t wait to welcome Russians back?
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⚡️World Aquatics will let Russian and Belarusian water polo players compete under a “neutral” flag starting Jan 1, 2026.
It’s the first time since 2022 that Russian athletes can join a team sport internationally, despite many being open Putin supporters.
— UNITED24 Media (@united24media.com) November 6, 2025 at 1:08 PM
This is how revolutions start.
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Alcohol prices in Russia are set to rise sharply from January 1, 2026, as the government approves higher excise taxes across the board. Vodka will go up 11.4%, beer by 10%, and wine by as much as 30%. Some shelves may empty by December as producers rush output. Analysts expect a 10% drop in sales.
— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) November 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Putin remains a master strategist.
This shows what the U.S. can accomplish when the Trump regime pulls its head out of its ass.
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⚡️Gunvor withdraws bid for Russia’s Lukoil assets after US calls it ‘Kremlin’s puppet.’
Gunvor, which is registered in Cyprus and headquartered in Switzerland, was founded in 1997 by Gennady Timchenko, a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Swedish billionaire Torbjörn Törnqvist.
— The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) November 7, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Norway steps up.
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Ordinary Norwegians are driving thousands of kms from Oslo to Kyiv, delivering cars they fundraised and repaired themselves directly to Ukrainian soldiers.
The volunteer group Ukrainian Freedom Convoy has now delivered more than 400 vehicles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine
🎥: @corrie-ua.bsky.social
— Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress.bsky.social) November 7, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Antique Swedish armor finds a use in Ukraine.
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The Pansarbandvagn 301, a Swedish armored personnel carrier from the 1950s, is back in action with Ukraine’s 39th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade
Despite its age, this steel veteran hauls ammo, food, and fighters, and even evacuates the wounded from under fire euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/07/u…
— Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress.bsky.social) November 7, 2025 at 11:08 AM
If this is true, this is the definition of a fifth column.
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The German Parliament’s AfD lawmakers asked hundreds of detailed questions about Germany’s military and cyber systems.
Officials now suspect these were meant to expose weaknesses — one warned they looked like “a task list from the Kremlin.”
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/06/d…
— Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress.bsky.social) November 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
It’s going to be hard to boost production of tanks by firing half the staff.
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Russia’s top tank maker Uralvagonzavod is slashing around 10% of its workforce and freezing all new hires by February. Insider reports suggest some divisions could lose up to 50% of staff, pointing to a steep drop in military orders or state funding. Even Russia’s war machine is running out of fuel.
— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) November 7, 2025 at 4:52 AM
The Russian IL-76 shot down with a Chinese missile in Sudan was carrying three Russians and a Belarusian.
WTF is this? Are they trying to say that Ukraine killed Charlie Kirk?
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🤡🤡🤡 Russian propaganda is pushing an epic fake on its Z-channels! Some pathetic actors with horrific accents donned Ukrainian Armed Forces insignia and blue ribbons on their uniforms, brought in a mannequin with a photo of the murdered Charlie Kirk’s face plastered on its head.
— MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) November 7, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Hungary’s oil refining company says it can acquire non-Russian oil after all.
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🇭🇺 Hungary’s sole refiner said it can procure most of its crude from non-Russian sources, – Bloomberg
Mol Nyrt., which operates refineries in Hungary and Slovakia, said a pipeline from Croatia can in fact be an alternative for about 80% of its supplies.
— MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) November 7, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Russia, which has bombed UNESCO sites in Ukraine, has no business being on the UNESCO board — or any other UN board for that matter.
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🇺🇦 Zelensky: “Today, Ukraine was elected to the UNESCO Executive Board for 2025-2029 with the largest number of votes. Together with Romania and Moldova, we are ahead of Russia: for the second time in a row, Moscow has lost the elections and will not be included in the Board.”
— MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) November 7, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Hmmm. Perhaps Poland should be grateful to Ukraine for holding off the Russian army.
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🇵🇱🤔🇺🇦 The Polish President spoke of Ukraine’s “ingratitude,” – Polityka.
“The lack of gratitude toward the Polish people, the unsolved exhumation cases in Volyn, and the agricultural crisis engulfing Poland are issues that remain important,” said Nawrocki.
— MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) November 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Asshole.
It’s not exactly Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce.
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Russian pro-Kremlin figures SHAMAN and Yelena Mizulina reportedly held a wedding in occupied Donetsk. Their outfits were identified as Saint Laurent; estimates put the total at over 300,000 rubles. Saint Laurent’s parent company, Kering, has publicly supported humanitarian relief for Ukraine.👇
— Meanwhile in Ukraine (@meanwhileua.bsky.social) November 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM
May they be very happy.
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She said “Yes!” 💍
This surprise proposal by a Ukrainian defender is a touching reminder that no trials or distance caused by russian aggression can destroy true love. Even amid war, Ukrainian soldiers look to the future with hope. Love always triumphs over evil ❤️
— UNITED24 (@u24.gov.ua) November 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM