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TexasTowelie

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Sun Aug 24, 2025, 02:45 PM Aug 2025

Russia's Oil Hub Burns as Defenses Collapse - Jason Jay Smart



Russia's oil hub and Rostov refinery are burning after Ukrainian strikes. These fires force the Kremlin to choose between guarding income or guarding the front. Every day offline drains fuel, cash, and time. Ukraine is targeting refineries, rail lines, and power plants to stretch Russia too thin and expose its weak defenses.

At the same time, Ukraine retakes ground near Donetsk. A strike near Kursk damaged a power transformer, showing that even nuclear-adjacent sites are now on the wartime risk map. Meanwhile, Russian leaders throttle the internet in St Petersburg and push false foreign threats, while real fires and outages grow.

This is deliberate strategy: every refinery offline and every train delayed leaves Moscow weaker. If you want the unfiltered truth about how precision and reach are reshaping the war, support this channel and share the facts.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Russia’s War Machine on Fire
03:15 Railways Collapse, Troops Undersupplied
06:30 Ukrainian Marines Take Ground in Donetsk
09:00 Kremlin Cracks Down, Internet Throttled
12:00 Putin Cornered, Russia in Decline
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Russia's Oil Hub Burns as Defenses Collapse - Jason Jay Smart (Original Post) TexasTowelie Aug 2025 OP
An Oil Refinery a Day keeps the Russians Away LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2025 #1

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