- cross-posted to:
- worldnews@lemmit.online
- cross-posted to:
- worldnews@lemmit.online
Summary
A new type of Ukrainian drone may have been used to bomb a pumping station on Russia’s Druzhba oil pipeline near the Belarusian border.
Unlike previous kamikaze drone attacks, these drones reportedly dropped bombs before possibly crashing into the target in a “double-tap” strike.
This development suggests Ukraine could be transitioning to reusable drone bombers, increasing operational flexibility.
The attack highlights Kyiv’s ongoing campaign against Russian oil infrastructure as the war continues to escalate.
It seems that they successfully shut down pumping oil northwards at Andreapol. As a result, the port of Ust-Luga on the Gulf of Finland (volume about 20% of Russia’s oil exports) no longer gets oil by pipeline. Cutting off 20% of exports is a very (very) good result, worth far more than a remote-controlled light aircraft.