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Zelensky has returned Poland’s Order of the White Eagle to President Karol Nawrocki.

The Ukrainian president posted a photo from a Nova Poshta branch showing the award being shipped to the Polish presidential office.

In a statement, Zelensky said the Order of the White Eagle symbolizes Poland’s highest trust and gratitude, adding that if the distinction can remain associated with figures such as Catherine the Great, Benito Mussolini, and Gerhard Schröder, “Ukraine will not argue with that.”

Massive Drone Attack: A significant number of drones targeted the Moscow Oil Refinery in Caportnia (2:10-2:45). Despite claims of high interception rates by Russian air defenses, the refinery suffered substantial destruction, leading to massive fires, thick smoke, and reports of "oil rain" in the Moscow region (2:56-7:40).
Failure of Defenses: Footage shows ineffective air defense efforts, with some missiles accidentally hitting fuel storage tanks and residential areas (3:27-6:58).
Political Silence: Vladimir Putin notably ignored the event while attending a summit in Kazan, and the state-controlled media provided minimal coverage of the attack (9:32-13:28).
Social and Military Impact: There is growing panic regarding fuel shortages and reports of forced, street-level mobilization in regions like Penza, suggesting a potential escalation toward a new, widespread draft (1:13-16:10, 18:10-18:43).
Propaganda Hypocrisy: The creator points out the irony of Russian propaganda claiming Moscow is untouchable and safe, while citizens now face the realities of the war they previously believed was far removed (18:50-20:12).

xtensive Damage: Satellite imagery reveals severe fire damage, particularly focused on the AVT-6 processing unit (0:35-0:50). This unit is described as the refinery's "Achilles' heel," containing specialized components that are notoriously difficult and time-consuming to replace (1:00-1:25).
Operational Status: With its primary units disabled, the refinery has reportedly suspended all operations (0:50-0:55, 2:35-2:40). Given the scale of the damage, repairs are expected to take anywhere from one month to several months (2:43-2:53).
Failed Interceptions: The video highlights a damaged oil tank with its lid completely blown off. The presenter notes that this was likely caused by a misfiring Russian surface-to-air missile (SAM) rather than a direct drone hit, suggesting Russian air defense failures (0:18-0:27, 1:38-1:43).
Collateral Impact: Satellite imagery also shows damage to a nearby shopping center, which was still smoldering days later. It is suggested that this may have been struck by a falling drone or a Russian missile intercept that missed its target (0:30-0:32, 1:45-2:18).
Strategic Context:
The Moscow Oil Refinery is a major facility producing approximately 12 million tons of oil annually. These strikes represent a broader effort to target critical refining components to disrupt Russia's fuel production capabilities.

Night of retribution in Crimea. Ukraine destroyed logistics and fuel near the Crimean Bridge. Russians are in shock

Zelensky said that during a night operation, targets of Russian military infrastructure were hit.

Strikes were carried out on military logistics and the oil industry in the area of the Crimean Bridge, including maritime fuel supply routes and an oil depot in Kerch. Also hit were four radar stations of S-400 systems and two “Pantsir” systems. The operation was carried out at a distance of about 300 km from the front line.

Zelensky emphasized that these are “long-range sanctions in response to Russian strikes.” The president thanked Ukrainian security forces for their work.

In the meantime, curfews of electricity outages were introduced in Sevastopol: part of Crimea is without power due to damage to power grids. Fuel supply to gas stations in Crimea has been stopped. Ferry transport across the Kerch crossing has been suspended.

Truck drivers will have to reach Crimea via the “land corridor,” which is perfectly within drone strike range. In Sevastopol, the sale of gasoline under previously issued coupons is being stopped. The occupation authorities said that fuel supplies to the city are “delayed.”

Crimea was hit very heavily by drones. Fires broke out in the Kerch commercial port, as well as in the port “Kavkaz” in the Krasnodar region. The Kerch ferry crossing and the oil terminal in the settlement of Chushka were also hit.

Z-war correspondents wrote that a lot of fuel was delivered to Crimea, and all of it burned.