Day: March 28, 2026

2/ Additional satellite imagery captured by  @planet shows a large smoke plume at the Primorsk oil depot on March 27.

Ukrainian forces struck the Kirishi oil refinery in Leningrad Oblast on the night of March 25 to 26 and the ports of Primorsk and Ust-Luga on the nights of March 22 to 23 and 24 to 25.

— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) Mar 28, 2026

Ukrainian forces continued their long-range strike campaign against Russian oil infrastructure near the Baltic Sea on the night of March 26 to 27, marking the fourth strike in five days against Russian oil infrastructure in Leningrad Oblast. ⬇️

Geolocated footage published on March 27 shows fires at the Transneft-Port Primorsk oil terminal and Novatek Ust-Luga oil terminal, both in Leningrad Oblast.

Ukrainian sources reported that Ukrainian forces struck the port of Ust-Luga and the Primorsk oil terminal overnight. Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation Head Lieutenant Andriy Kovalenko, who frequently reports on Russian and Ukrainian strikes, heavily implied on March 27 that Ukrainian forces likely struck the port of Ust-Luga overnight.

Leningrad Oblast Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko acknowledged the Ukrainian drone strike on Leningrad Oblast overnight on March 26 to 27, but did not specify any damage.

Satellite imagery captured by  @vantortech on March 27 shows a large fire spanning multiple oil storage tanks and creating dark smoke at the Ust-Luga oil terminal.

The Ukrainian General staff confirmed on March 27 that Ukrainian strikes on the Kirishi oil refinery in Leningrad Oblast damaged two crude oil refining units, petroleum bitumen producing facilities, hydrotreating units, and gas fractionation units.

A Russian milblogger admitted on March 27 that continued Ukrainian strikes on Ust-Luga demonstrate a major vulnerability in Russian air defenses, harshly criticizing Russia’s failure to develop the air defense capability to defend against the recent strikes.Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar)NEW: Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly requested that Russia’s top businessmen provide funding for the Russian government, indicating that the Kremlin may be growing desperate for economic relief and may be setting conditions to nationalize their assets to support the war effort.

Other Key Takeaways:

Putin’s reported request for Russian top businessmen to donate money to the Russian state threatens to break a promise he made to Russian oligarchs not to nationalize their assets soon after seizing power.

Ukraine and Saudi Arabia concluded a defense cooperation agreement on March 27.

Ukrainian forces continued their long-range strike campaign against Russian oil infrastructure near the Baltic Sea on the night of March 26 to 27, marking the fourth strike in five days against Russian oil infrastructure in Leningrad Oblast.

Latvia warned on March 27 that Russia launched a cognitive warfare campaign falsely accusing the Baltic states of allowing Ukraine to launch strikes against Russia from the Baltic states’ territories.

Neither Ukrainian nor Russian forces advanced on March 27.

Ukrainian forces conducted long-range strikes against the Russian defense industrial base (DIB). Russian forces launched 102 drones against Ukraine.—  https://x.com/TheStudyofWar/status/2037702524442931653

— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) Mar 28, 2026

Who is proud of this?Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews)Black smoke now billows over Tehran and Isfahan after early‑morning US‑Israeli airstrikes, with Tehran’s Amirkabir University appearing to have suffered significant damage.
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— Aaron Maté (@aaronjmate) Mar 28, 2026

Israel targets Tehran as Trump delays strikes on Iran power plants  thehill.com/policy/internati…

— The Hill (@thehill) Mar 28, 2026

Israel bombs universities and other civilian targets when the military’s objective is exhausted.

Israel is known for its war crimes and its most immoral army in the world. It has bombed banks, hospitals, schools, and many other civilian infrastructures.https://t.co/4tiLpKV1G3

— Elijah J. Magnier 🇪🇺 (@ejmalrai) March 28, 2026

According to reports, Russia is sending drones to Iran for use against the United States and Israel. It is also claimed that the government of İlham Aliyev is sending drones and weapons to Iran under the guise of humanitarian aid.Brad Bowman (@Brad_L_Bowman)This new  @FDD policy brief by  @JohnH105 and  @dmitriyshapiro is worth reading.

This is just the latest example of Russia and Iran colluding to kill Americans.

If you are an Iran hawk and not a Russia hawk, chances are that you have been duped by Putin and his proxies.

fdd.org/analysis/2026/03/27/…—  https://x.com/Brad_L_Bowman/status/2037694388420198593

— Emin Bred (@emin_bred) Mar 28, 2026