Another Russian Refinery Shuts Down for Repairs

An Russian oil refinery in western Siberia was shut down after an air strike by a Ukrainian drone. It's not known how long the refinery will be out of operation but for now it is entirely shut down.

According to the sources, the July 25 drone strike set fire to a diesel hydrotreating unit with a capacity of 2.6 million metric tons per year, as well as a combined high-octane gasoline production unit.

The sources said it is difficult to estimate how long repairs will take.

Here's video:

Thanks to Ukrainian drones, the Tyumen Oil Refinery has been forced to shut down completely.

That's how sanctions should work. pic.twitter.com/lxjqO0csrr

— UAVoyager🇺🇦 (@CrimeanVoyager) July 28, 2026

This appears to be the drone strike. Why is someone filming this? Because these drones are pretty loud and people can hear them coming. But apparently there were no anti-aircraft missiles nearby.

Ukrainian defenders hit the Tyumen oil refinery again. The strategic object on the territory of the russian fascist invaders has stopped production. pic.twitter.com/hMMYWfn5XZ

— Michael MacKay (@mhmck) July 28, 2026

Meanwhile there are a few other strikes worth mentioning, including this one on a ship in the Sea of Azov.

The crew of the Russian NEW VICTORY Bulk Carrier, IMO 9159050, filmed a FP-1/FP-2 attack drone strike on their vessel in the Black Sea. pic.twitter.com/R6vSvqCeZs

— Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) July 26, 2026

And this is what the bridge looks like after that strike.

Burnt out bridge of the Russian NEW VICTORY Bulk Carrier after being hit by a Ukrainian FP-1/FP-2 strike drone in the Black Sea. https://t.co/CvcrJoOsGg pic.twitter.com/E7Sg1oL1Uj

— Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) July 26, 2026

Somewhere in the southern part of occupied Ukraine, a Russian train was carrying tankers full of fuel. It also got hit.

👀 A burning fuel tanker is reportedly seen in the footage after a strike on a Russian military train in the Russian-occupied part of southern Ukraine pic.twitter.com/j6u39BBsgQ

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) July 26, 2026

That oil was probably headed for Crimea where things continue to be difficult.

A Ukrainian drone campaign against Crimea’s power grid has left hundreds of thousands of people in the Russia-held territory without electricity for days at a time.

“Power went off and didn’t come back on, even for an hour,” for 15 days, said Olga, who lives with her husband and their baby in northern Crimea. They often had no running water, either. “Authorities have forgotten about us, that’s clear to see,” she said by telephone...

Crimean officials have not publicized the extent of the blackouts, merely assuring residents that they were working on it. But a top Russian diplomat told the state-owned Tass news agency that in a single week, Ukrainian strikes had cut power to the homes of 1.4 million Crimeans, out of a prewar population of 2.5 million...

Even in central Crimea, where blackouts are less severe, the train station is shuttered. So are many stores, with “no power” signs on their doors. Supermarket shelves are not well stocked.

Almost none of what is happening is being shown on Russian television, but individuals in Crimea (usually women) are posting about it on social media.

🇺🇦 🇷🇺 #BREAKING | Life has ground to a halt in occupied Yalta, Crimea. Local residents report that electricity, internet, and mobile communications have been down for days, with the occupying authorities providing no information and a humanitarian crisis unfolding. The reality of… pic.twitter.com/6Mm0L5rTJh

— Burak Keskin (@Burak_Keskin85) July 26, 2026

🇺🇦🇷🇺😎 We thought outages would be 3 hours a day, but we've had no power or water for 24 hours, says a Russian tourist in occupied Crimea. Drones flying overhead at night, explosions, pitch black stairwells, and hand-washing clothes... Their ideal summer vacation hit a hard… pic.twitter.com/3tGWJhVxNf

— Burak Keskin (@Burak_Keskin85) July 27, 2026

This woman says there are "sleeper agents" helping direct the Ukrainian drones.

With Russians fleeing Crimea, more reports of the local population aiding Ukrainian Forces in striking targets on the penninsula.

Putin's world is imploding. pic.twitter.com/YfVV6Z4X6n

— Jay in Kyiv (@JayinKyiv) July 25, 2026

But this last video is getting the most attention. A woman from Crimea walks into a bank to ask for a loan. She's told the bank is no longer offering loans to people with a Crimea address.

A Crimean woman asks an Alfa-Bank employee a simple question:

"Is Crimea ours?"

Instead of simply saying "yes," he replies:

"That's a provocative question."

He then ads that the bank refuses to issue loans to people with Crimean registration.

Today's meltdown in russia is over this video.

A Crimean woman asks an Alfa-Bank employee a simple question:

"Is Crimea ours?"

Instead of simply saying "yes," he replies:

"That's a provocative question."

He then adds that the bank refuses to issue loans to people with… pic.twitter.com/uFB6fUkzIj

— UAVoyager🇺🇦 (@CrimeanVoyager) July 24, 2026

It's a "provocative question" because the loan manager probably can't answer it honestly. Crimea belong to Russia for the moment but that may not be the case six months from now if the power is still out.

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