Russia's Energy Lifeline Hit as Drones Target Ust-Luga and Syzran

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Source: united24media



Updated Aug 24, 2025 15:10 Ivan Khomenko


Fire at Gazprom’s Ust-Luga gas processing plant after reported drone strike. (Source: Cyberboroshno)

Unmanned aerial vehicles carried out overnight strikes on multiple Russian regions, hitting strategic industrial facilities, including the Ust-Luga port in Leningrad region and the Syzran oil refinery in Samara region.

According to Leningrad region governor Alexander Drozdenko, ten drones were reported destroyed over the Ust-Luga port on the morning of August 24.

Russian Telegram channels and local residents published footage showing drones striking the Gazprom Ust-Luga gas processing plant, one of the largest in Europe.

Independent analysts, including the Cyberboroshno community, confirmed that critical damage was sustained by a cryogenic fractionation unit, considered central to the facility’s operations............................

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Visegrád 24 @visegrad24
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3h
BREAKING:

More than 10 Ukrainian suicide drones just struck Russia’s Ust-Luga port & Novatek gas processing terminal near St. Petersburg.

The terminal is responsible for processing stable gas condensate into naphtha, jet fuel, fuel oil and distillates. Major blow for Russia

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Igor Sushko @igorsushko
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💥 Russia: Port of Ust-Luga struck by Ukrainian drones near Saint Petersburg. Major hub for export of oil, gas, and coal.
Pulkovo International Airport closed.

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[niyad]

1. Excellent!!!

[slightlv]

2. The drone struck a plant in Russia... one of the largest, most important, I gather.

So why does the first paragraph say this:

gas processing plant, one of the largest in Europe

Last time I looked, Europe wasn't part of Russia.

[hatrack]

3. By convention, Europe extends to the Ural moutains and to the Caucusus in the south

So yeah, Russia is part of Europe.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. An Oil Refinery a Day keeps the Russians Away