Active Conflicts & News Megathread August 27, 2025

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Both sides sending waves of drones last night with Russia targeting energy infrastructure all over Ukraine.

Russian invaders attack Ukraine with 95 Shahed drones | New Voice of Ukraine

Russia launched 95 Shahed drones and other decoys in a large-scale overnight attack on Ukraine, the Air Force said on Aug. 27. Russian invaders launched drones from Kursk, Millerovo, Oryol, Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, and from Crimea. Air defense shot down and disabled 74 Russian drones in the north, south and east of the country.

According to Ukraine’s Air Force, 21 drones struck 9 locations.

Russian drones strike energy infrastructure in Ukraine’s Sumy, Poltava regions | Espreso

On Tuesday evening, August 26, the occupying Russian army launched attack drones against Ukraine

According to the Ministry of Energy, overnight the Russian army attacked energy and gas transport infrastructure in 6 regions of Ukraine. Specifically, targeted destructive strikes hit facilities in Sumy, Poltava, Donetsk, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia regions.

At 01:48 a.m., the head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, Oleh Hryhorov, reported that Russian troops carried out a massive drone strike on the outskirts of the Sumy community. By morning, information emerged that in Sumy, due to the Russian attack, all facilities of the municipal utility Miskvodokanal were cut off from power and switched to emergency backup supply. Public transport was also affected, with only buses operating on the routes because of the power outage.

According to the head of the Poltava Regional Military Administration, Volodymyr Kohut, Russian troops launched a massive attack on Poltava region last night. Debris falls and direct hits were recorded in the Poltava district. “An energy sector enterprise was damaged. The administrative building, vehicles, and equipment were affected. Fires broke out on the enterprise’s territory. There was also a power outage affecting both residential and business consumers. As of now, the fires have been contained and power supply restored,” the official stated.

Russians partially destroy plant operated by Ukraine's largest energy company in Donetsk Oblast | Ukrainian Pravda

Russian forces have struck a processing plant in Donetsk Oblast, destroying a building and causing severe damage to equipment. The plant belongs to DTEK, the largest private energy company in Ukraine. DTEK press service also noted that this is not the first large-scale attack on this plant, which supplied coal to Ukraine’s thermal power generation facilities. Operations have been completely stopped and the plant’s capacities are not fit for operation.

51 Chernihiv Oblast settlements left without power after Russian attack | New Voice of Ukraine

51 settlements were left without electricity In Chernihiv Oblast Novhorod-Siverskyi district following Russian Shahed drone attack, regional governor Viacheslav Chaus reported on Aug. 27. Critical facilities — hospitals, administrative service centers, and municipal utilities — have been connected to alternative power sources. Specialists are dealing with the aftermath of the Russian strike and restore power, Chaus added.

Ukraine sent a wave and hit a pipeline. Their campaign against oil infrastructure continues to produce results.

Drone attack sparks fire in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don | New Voice of Ukraine

A series of explosions rocked Rostov-on-Don, a Russian port city and the administrative center of Rostov Oblast, overnight, the Shot Telegram channel reported on Aug. 27, posting photos of the aftermath. A fire broke out on the roof of a four-story building in the city center.

Acting regional Governor Yuri Slyusar confirmed the drone attack and claimed that air defenses allegedly shot down ten drones over the city of Taganrog, as well as in the Chortkovsky and Millerovsky districts of Rostov-on-Don.

Major pipeline explosion halts Moscow fuel supplies after Ryazan blast | EuroMaidanPress

An explosion occurred on 26 August at the main Ryazan-Moscow oil pipeline in Russia’s Ryazan Oblast, halting fuel supplies to the Russian capital for an indefinite period, Hromadske reported, citing an informed source. The blast happened near the village of Bozhatkovo, according to the outlet’s source. “After a strong explosion on the oil pipeline, a major fire broke out,” the source told Hromadske. Emergency responders arrived at the explosion site several hours later to address the consequences.

The incident has temporarily suspended oil product transportation to Moscow for an unspecified duration. Transneft company representatives are calculating the damage, the source reported.

The pipeline has served a specific military purpose since 2018, when it was repurposed by Transneft to supply automotive gasoline for the Russian army, according to Hromadske’s source. The Ryazan-Moscow pipeline represents one of the primary sources of petroleum product supplies to Russia’s capital. The explosion’s timing and location have disrupted this critical supply route at a time when fuel logistics remain essential for Moscow’s operations.

Russia’s Syzran refinery lost critical equipment in recent strikes — Rosneft plant now offline, Astra reports | EuroMaidanPress

In the aftermath of the 24 August drone strike, the Syzran oil refinery in Russia’s Samara Oblast about 1,000 km from Ukraine is no longer operational due to the destruction of its most critical equipment. Russian Telegram channel Astra, citing sources in the emergency services, reported that the facility lost the AVT-6 primary processing unit, the L-35-6 secondary unit, and the pump station — all essential for continued refinery operations.

According to Astra, five drones exploded on site on 24 August, three of which directly struck key infrastructure. Five more drones were reportedly shot down on approach. No injuries were reported, as all 240 employees had sheltered during the attack.

The refinery, owned by Rosneft, is one of Samara Oblast’s largest oil-processing enterprises, producing a wide range of petroleum products and supplying fuel to central Russian oblasts and military units. Following earlier drone strikes on 15 August, the facility had already suffered major damage and had suspended crude oil intake and processing. The 15 August attack struck the ELOU-AVT-6 unit, designed for desalting and primary crude oil distillation, and also damaged several storage tanks.

According to Reuters, Ukrainian drone strikes in August have disabled 17% of Russia’s oil refining capacity. The situation has contributed to worsening fuel shortages across Russia and occupied Ukrainian territories, particularly in Crimea, Zabaykalsky Krai, Vladivostok, Buryatia, and Primorsky Krai.

🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 | BlueSky

As a result of the attack on August 16-17 on the military unit of the 🇷🇺108th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment and the Baltimore airfield in the settlement of Voronezh, the 76N6 and 30N6 radars on the masts and, probably, the x2 Su-24 were hit, — analysis by CyberBoroshno

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They have a bias but they are not propaganda. (everything human ever has a bias)

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/ukrayinska-pravda-the-ukrainian-truth
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/euromaidan-press/

Russia today on the other hand:
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/rt-news/

comparing those outlets to Russian state sponsored propaganda is not realistic.