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Day: August 19, 2026
Ukrainian attack drones swarmed Russia’s Nizhnekamsk Oil Refinery this morning, scoring multiple hits and setting the plant on fire.
Seen here, a Ukrainian Fire Point FP-1 maneuvers and then dives into one of the already-burning Russian refinery’s process units.
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Ukrainian attack drones swarmed Russia’s Nizhnekamsk Oil Refinery this morning, scoring multiple hits and setting the plant on fire.
Seen here, a Ukrainian Fire Point FP-1 maneuvers and then dives into one of the already-burning Russian refinery’s process units.
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Footage of a Russian Pantsir SAM missing a Ukrainian attack drone by roughly 30 feet this morning over Nizhnekamsk.
The Ukrainian FP-1 continues towards its target unharmed.
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Footage of a Russian Pantsir SAM missing a Ukrainian attack drone by roughly 30 feet this morning over Nizhnekamsk.
The Ukrainian FP-1 continues towards its target unharmed.
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MORE: Putin has been able to present a fictional picture of the Russian military’s performance on the battlefield to the Russian public more readily than he can dissemble about the economic situation. The Kremlin has conducted a broad censorship campaign aimed at controlling the narrative of the progress of the full-scale invasion since 2022, making it easier for Putin to present a much more positive vision of the war’s progress than the military situation actually supports. Ukrainian long-range strikes, however, have forced Putin to publicly acknowledge the economic effects that over four years of war have had on Russia as the Russian population and business community see those strikes and their effects themselves in ways that censorship cannot control.Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar)NEW: Russian President Vladimir Putin is attempting to present Russia’s poor economic performance in a positive light as he is unable to conceal the damage that over four years of war and Ukrainian long-range strikes have done to the Russian economy.
Other Key Takeaways:
Gasoline shortages are continuing across Russia, including in areas Putin has sought to shield from negative consequences of the war.
The Russian government’s attempts to alleviate gasoline shortages are having compounding effects, including in other key economic sectors.
Kremlin concern about social disorders resulting from fuel shortages has reportedly led to the deployment of paramilitary forces in some areas.
Russian authorities are restricting mass gatherings in Moscow’s Red Square, likely out of fear of protests and domestic unrest.
The Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) confirmed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s appointment of Yevheniy Khmara as the Ukrainian Defense Minister on August 19.
Russia and Ukraine recently conducted an exchange of prisoners of war (POW).
Ukrainian forces recently advanced in northern Kharkiv Oblast, and Russian forces recently advanced in the Kupyansk direction.
Ukrainian forces struck the Ufa Oil Refining Hub, which includes three separate refineries, in Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan (about 1,200 kilometers from the international border) overnight on August 18 to 19.
Russian forces launched 2 Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 65 drones against Ukraine overnight.— https://x.com/TheStudyofWar/status/2090247637349863879