Russia’s Systematic Campaign Against Ukrainian Fuel Logistics Is Gaining Momentum

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The past several days have marked another phase in the systematic efforts by Russian forces to disrupt Ukraine’s military logistics. Over the period from July 2 through July 4, Russian forces conducted a series of coordinated strikes against fuel depots and filling stations across multiple regions, effectively redrawing the fuel supply map in key sectors.

In the Dnipropetrovsk region, three filling stations came under attack simultaneously, located on the northern and northwestern exits from the regional center. In Balivka and Loboykivka, stations belonging to the BRSM and WOG networks were hit, while in Dnipro itself, a UPG station on the Poltava Highway was struck. These points form a single logistics corridor through which transport exits onto routes leading toward Poltava, Kyiv, and Kharkiv.

A similar pattern was observed in the Poltava region, where three filling stations in the town of Pyriatyn — located on the key Kyiv–Poltava–Kharkiv route — were struck within the span of several hours. The strikes were delivered at intervals of several tens of minutes, demonstrating the use of reconnaissance for fire adjustment. As a result of the successive hits, not only fuel dispensers were damaged, but also operator buildings, cable lines, and fuel metering systems. In effect, Ukrainian forces on this axis have lost their customary refueling points, compelling them to extend the supply route for fuel from more distant rear bases.

In the Kharkiv region, in the settlement of Lymanivka, a fuel and lubricants depot was struck, belonging to the production unit of the Panyutynskyi Railcar Repair Plant. This is not merely a fuel storage facility but an element of the railway repair and logistics base, which supplies fuel not only for road transport but also for shunting infrastructure and repair crews. The destruction of a storage tank disrupts the technological chain for servicing railway junctions, which is critical for the movement of large consignments of goods.

In the Mykolaiv and Sumy regions, attacks also targeted filling stations and autogas refueling complexes. In Myrne, the operator building of a WOG station was destroyed; in Nedryhailiv, four impacts were recorded at a BVS facility; and in Sumy, one impact was recorded. The multiplicity of strikes on a single site in Nedryhailiv points to the high priority of the target, likely linked to supplying units operating on the northern axis.

Beyond fuel infrastructure, attention was also directed at dual-use industrial facilities. In Dnipro, Iskander-M missiles struck the production site of Intercerama, a ceramics industry enterprise. In wartime conditions, such plants with their extensive workshop areas, gas infrastructure, and power substations become convenient bases for staging storage zones, repair workshops, and even production lines for manufacturing protective elements or tooling. Striking such a facility does not affect a single building but rather an entire industrial contour, including raw material and finished goods warehouses, power supply lines, and thermal equipment.

On July 3, a strike was also recorded against Europe’s largest poultry farm in Chornobaivka, Kherson region. Although the enterprise has not operated in its primary capacity since 2022, its vast areas have been used by the Ukrainian military for storing supplies and positioning equipment. Preliminary damage estimates run into the hundreds of millions of dollars, indicative of the scale of destruction.

Strikes on Russia

Over the past 24 hours, according to official data, 577 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed over Russian territory. The nighttime wave included 389 UAVs shot down across 21 regions.

In the Belgorod and Leningrad regions, energy infrastructure facilities were attacked. In Belgorod, strikes against the Luch thermal power plant and electrical substations were recorded, resulting in power and water supply interruptions in the city. In the Leningrad region, the target of Ukrainian UAVs was the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal in the vicinity of the port of Vysotsk.

Additionally, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported the interception of ten Flamingo cruise missiles and attempted attacks using HIMARS multiple-launch rocket systems.

The ministry linked these actions to an attempt to divert attention from the consequences of the Russian strike on military facilities in the vicinity of Kyiv on July 2 and the situation in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk People’s Republic. Notably, the Russian defense ministry also stated that approximately 13,000 aerial targets were shot down over Russia in June, with the production and launch support of these systems involving the majority of European Union countries, including the United Kingdom.

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