Ukraine Burns Russia's Fuel and Ammo Supply - Jason Jay Smart

Russia’s war infrastructure is collapsing from within. Ukraine’s deep strikes have reached inside Russia’s industrial core, destroying the Y. M. Sverdlov explosives plant in Nizhny Novgorod and setting the Feodosia oil terminal in occupied Crimea ablaze. These are not isolated incidents. They are deliberate strikes on the two resources every army needs: ammunition and fuel.

The Sverdlov plant produced the explosive filler used in artillery shells and missile warheads. Without it, Russia can build casings but not weapons that function. The loss slows production, reduces firepower, and forces Russia to ration ammunition on every front. It is a silent crisis, unfolding factory by factory.

In Crimea, the Feodosia oil terminal fed the depots that fueled Russia’s southern front. Its destruction severs key supply arteries. Every convoy now travels longer, more vulnerable routes. Each detour burns more fuel and exposes more targets. What once took a day now takes days. That delay means fewer strikes, fewer tank movements, and fewer reinforcements.

Ukraine’s drone campaign is rewriting modern warfare. Each drone costs about fifty-five thousand dollars yet destroys targets worth millions. These drones can reach thousands of kilometers inside Russia, guided by sensors hardened against jamming. They fly low, strike deep, and leave behind a strategic message: the Kremlin cannot defend its own heartland.

The impact is spreading. The Kirishi refinery’s primary distillation unit is offline, tightening fuel supplies nationwide. Belgorod’s repeated blackouts are forcing Russia to pull engineers away from the front. On Lake Onega, the missile corvette Grad was hit, eliminating a launch platform and proving that no distance is safe.

Explosives, fuel, power, and launchers - four legs of Russia’s war machine - are being cut down one by one. Ukraine is not fighting to match Moscow’s firepower. It is fighting to break the system that sustains it. The war is now decided not by the size of Russia’s army, but by how quickly it can rebuild what keeps it alive.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Ukraine’s New Strikes Devastate Russia
01:30 Russia’s Defenses Start Collapsing
03:08 Why Ukraine Keeps Outsmarting Moscow
07:19 Crimea Panic Spreads In The Kremlin
08:34 The Refinery Strike That Broke Russia
10:19 Kyiv’s New Objectives Revealed
11:41 What Comes Next For Ukraine’s Offensive
12:58 Outro