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A new type of Ukrainian drone may have been used to bomb a pumping station on Russia’s Druzhba oil pipeline near the Belarusian border.

Unlike previous kamikaze drone attacks, these drones reportedly dropped bombs before possibly crashing into the target in a "double-tap" strike.

This development suggests Ukraine could be transitioning to reusable drone bombers, increasing operational flexibility.

The attack highlights Kyiv’s ongoing campaign against Russian oil infrastructure as the war continues to escalate.

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[–] perestroika@lemm.ee 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

It seems that they successfully shut down pumping oil northwards at Andreapol. As a result, the port of Ust-Luga on the Gulf of Finland (volume about 20% of Russia's oil exports) no longer gets oil by pipeline. Cutting off 20% of exports is a very (very) good result, worth far more than a remote-controlled light aircraft.