The Daily Populous Friday August 29th, 2025 evening edition
Authored by kyivindependent.com and submitted by BreakfastTop6899

Ukrainian forces struck a diesel pumping station in western Russia, an important facility providing fuel to the Russian Armed Forces, Ukraine's General Staff reported on Aug. 29.

The pumping station near the village of Naytopovichi in Bryansk Oblast, a Russian region bordering Ukraine and Belarus, was hit overnight in a joint operation by missile forces, the Unmanned Systems Forces, the Special Operations Forces, and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the military said.

The attack comes amid escalating Ukrainian attacks against Russian energy facilities and logistical infrastructure in an effort to undermine Moscow's ability to wage its all-out war.

"A fire has been recorded on the territory of the facility," the General Staff reported. "The consequences of the attack are being determined."

The facility, roughly 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of the Russia-Ukraine border, pumps diesel fuel through petroleum product pipelines, primarily supplying Russian forces, according to the statement.

0:00 / 1× Purported footage of the aftermath of a Ukrainian attack against a Russian diesel pumping station near Naytopovichi, Bryansk Oblast, Russia, overnight on Aug. 29, 2025. (The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces)

The station's capacity is about 10.5 million metric tons of fuel per year.

The General Staff accompanied its statement with footage that purports to show the consequences of the attack, with two explosions and a powerful blaze visible in the video.

Bryansk Oblast Governor Alexander Bogomaz said that 18 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones were downed over the region overnight, reporting no casualties. He made no mention of a possible attack against the pumping station.

"Emergency services are working on site," Bogomaz said on Telegram.

The facility lies close to the Unecha oil pumping station, a part of the Druzhba oil pipeline hit in a Ukrainian drone attack on Aug. 21. The attack sparked a backlash from Hungary, one of the two remaining EU countries still purchasing Russian oil via the pipeline.

N0n3of_This_Matter5 on August 29th, 2025 at 14:50 UTC »

Keep it up!

Ukraine is waging the right kind of war. I hope that they are building a huge reserve force so that when the Russian front lines are finally, fully starved of fuel and ammunition; that the final recovery of stolen land can begin.

After Ukraine has kicked out Russia, they should keep hammering them until they get the peace they want and deserve.

Hopefully, a weakened Russia on the world stage will allow for us Americans to try and take back our country from the current orange, fascist fuck that’s currently in power.

itkovian on August 29th, 2025 at 14:45 UTC »

Glorious. I'm here for it. At the same time I wish none of this was necessary and Russia would just GTFO.

SeaConfusion6213 on August 29th, 2025 at 12:38 UTC »

“The pumping station near the village of Naytopovichi in Bryansk Oblast, a Russian region bordering Ukraine and Belarus, was hit overnight in a joint operation by missile forces, the Unmanned Systems Forces, the Special Operations Forces, and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the military said.

The attack comes amid escalating Ukrainian attacks against Russian energy facilities and logistical infrastructure in an effort to undermine Moscow’s ability to wage its all-out war.

Analysts estimate India has saved at least $17 billion by increasing oil imports from Russia since early 2022.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to impose additional tariffs of up to 50% on Indian imports could slash exports by more than 40%, or nearly $37 billion, this April-March fiscal year alone, according to New Delhi think-tank Global Trade Research Initiative

Russian crude now accounts for nearly 40% of India’s total oil purchases from nearly nothing before the war, and analysts say any immediate stoppage would not only signal capitulation under pressure but also be economically unfeasible. Indian purchases are led by billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries which operates the world’s largest refining complex in Modi’s home state of Gujarat.”

This, paired with the recent Ukrainian attacks on the Russian refineries could actually cripple Russia’s petro-economy in the long run.