/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1492, Part 1 (Thread #1639)

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Flamingos may have made a reappearance during the massive ongoing drone attack. Russians reported a missile strike in Chapaevsk and of potential missiles incoming to Urdmutia. https://xcancel.com/notwoofers/status/2037724332554600623?s=46&t=atIpeQGVIhaOOydeLGsHZw

> Satellite imagery of the Russian under-construction Project 23550 ice-class patrol ship "Purga" which went partially under water after the recent Ukrainian attack on the port of Vyborg Looks like it tipped over sideways. Wiki says 4 were ordered in 2016 and only one was active last they reported, so it's pretty new. https://bsky.app/profile/specialkhersoncat.bsky.social/post/3mi33qyfons25

> Russia: “Novak instructed the Ministry of Energy to prepare a document banning gasoline exports from April 1.” > As far as I can tell, the export ban on gasoline had only been lifted for producers (refineries), so this would mean that the total ban would be back in place. > Per usual, don’t put too much emphasis on dates because they will apply or remove bans when they want to. https://bsky.app/profile/prune602.bsky.social/post/3mi2q3oboms2v

> ESA’s Copernicus Sentinel has a clear picture of Sierra Leone flagged shadow fleet tanker Altura, near the BlackSea entrance of Bosphorus. Coast Guard & Coastal Safety tugs-technical teams & divers stabilized the tanker & there is no marine pollution. To the west, salvage & rescues vessel Nene Hatun https://bsky.app/profile/yoruk.bsky.social/post/3mi2qloqcic2b

Drones targeted Russia’s Leningrad region for the third night in a row, with strikes reportedly hitting key oil export ports in Ust-Luga and Primorsk, according to monitoring Telegram channels CyberBoroshno and Exilenova+. The channels claimed that the overnight operation resulted in a “repeat simultaneous strike” on both facilities. [Read more](https://united24media.com/latest-news/drones-strike-russian-oil-ports-in-leningrad-region-for-third-night-in-a-row-17344)

Russian large metallurgical and coal mining company Mechel continues to show poor results, inability to deal with its debt burden and signs that it might be the canary in the coal mine for these two industries. The net debt to EBITDA ratio of Russian mining and metallurgical company Mechel for 2025 rose to 36 from the 4,6 ratio in 2024 and the 8,6 ratio from June 2025. This is primarily linked to the company's EBITDA decreasing due to low prices to 7,7 billion rubles for 2025. The company's net debt for 2025 rose by 8% to 279,3 billion rubles which is the highest since 2020 when it was 326 billion rubles. However due to the debt to EBITDA ratio the company currently has probably the highest debt burden in its history. In 2015 when the company's debt was 487 billion rubles the debt to EBITDA ratio was 11. In 2025 the company also experienced a significant reduction in revenue which fell by 26% to 287 billion rubles. Net loss doubled to 78,55 billion rubles. The operating loss was 33,17 billion rubles vs a profit of 14,15 billion rubles in 2024. According to the company the main problem was the decline in demand for coal and steel which led to a decrease in the sales prices and volumes of the company. full thread: [https://bsky.app/profile/delfoo.bsky.social/post/3mhyjqivjcc23](https://bsky.app/profile/delfoo.bsky.social/post/3mhyjqivjcc23) [https://skywriter.blue/@delfoo.bsky.social/3mhyjqivjcc23](https://skywriter.blue/@delfoo.bsky.social/3mhyjqivjcc23) (easier to read)

>High quality satellite pictures obtained by TG channel Dnipro Osint show the damage at the oil terminal in Ust Luga, Russia. One oil loading dock was completely destroyed (Picture #2). Another one was heavily damaged (Picture #4). The Ukrainian UAVs were precisely hitting the most vulnerable parts of an oil terminal. Furthermore, some oil tanks show scorch marks. [https://bsky.app/profile/tendar.bsky.social/post/3mi2hb23fs22b](https://bsky.app/profile/tendar.bsky.social/post/3mi2hb23fs22b)

[Trump urges Hungarians to vote for Orban, calls him 'true friend, fighter, and w*****'](https://kyivindependent.com/trump-urges-hungarians-to-vote-for-orban-calls-him-true-friend-fighter-and-w*****/) As of yet no one in the Trump administration has commented on the alleged treason of Orban's Foreign Minister.

New thread from ChrisO\_Wiki 1/ Claims by pro-Russians that Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian Baltic ports went via Poland and the Baltic states have been met with scepticism by warblogger 'Fighterbomber'. If that's so, why has Russia not protested to those states?, he asks. ⬇️ [https://bsky.app/profile/chriso-wiki.bsky.social/post/3mhztkobdev2g](https://bsky.app/profile/chriso-wiki.bsky.social/post/3mhztkobdev2g) [https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/2037466294904144024.html](https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/2037466294904144024.html)

> Soniashnyk posted video of a Russian S-300 launcher being hit while firing at Kharkiv. The clip shows a kamikaze drone strike and an S-300 cold launch, where the missile is ejected before the engine ignites in the air. Video doesn't show the system getting hit, but at least Ukraine should know where it was and could maybe send another drone. https://bsky.app/profile/wartranslated.bsky.social/post/3mi2gmsuzek2h

**The estimated total russian war losses from 24.02.22 to 27.03.26 inclusive are as follows****:** * personnel - approximately 1 293 170 (+1 000) persons. * tanks ‒ 11 808 (+1); * armored fighting vehicles ‒ 24 287 (+9); * special equipment ‒ 4 100; * vehicles and fuel tanks ‒ 85 569 (+217). * artillery systems ‒ 38 863 (+68); * MLRS ‒ 1 700 (+2); * air defense assets ‒ 1 337. * aircraft ‒ 435; * helicopters ‒ 350; * UAVs (operational-tactical level) ‒ 200 611 (+2 222); * cruise missiles ‒ 4 491. * warships and boats ‒ 33; * submarines ‒ 2. Source [https://mod.gov.ua/en/news/total-russian-combat-losses-in-ukraine-as-of-march-27-2026](https://mod.gov.ua/en/news/total-russian-combat-losses-in-ukraine-as-of-march-27-2026) Russia grows weaker every day. Slava Ukraini!

First claim of an actual amount being taken from russian oligarchs for the war. > The Bell says Putin told Russian oligarchs at a closed meeting to “voluntarily” chip in for the war budget. It claims oligarch and senator Suleiman Kerimov pledged 100 billion rubles into the state budget for the war. The Kremlin later denied Putin asked for money, Peskov said. https://bsky.app/profile/wartranslated.bsky.social/post/3mhzx7ab3z22h

> Two massive smoke trails rise from the burning Russian Baltic oil export ports of Primorsk and Ust-Luga. https://bsky.app/profile/specialkhersoncat.bsky.social/post/3mhzxtn2osk2y

> Ukraine’s small-scale air defense destroyed over 10,000 fixed-wing UAVs in February using interceptor drones, including Shahed and Gerbera types, the Defense Ministry said. The figure marks a record in drone-on-drone interception The scale is astonishing. The UK says it's proving 2k octopus interceptors per month. The needs are only likely to get bigger as factories ramp up. https://bsky.app/profile/noelreports.com/post/3mi24cd4t5k2x

Ukrainian Officer Alex > On most fronts, the enemy is experiencing a shortage of armored vehicles. In the area of responsibility of many brigades, they haven't seen tanks and armored personnel carriers during assault operations since last year, as their reserves have significantly decreased. + Logistics are quite problematic, so it's not easy for them to move armor to the front line, and it might not even arrive in time for the assault. https://t . me/officer_33/6785

Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦

Russian FPV drone [attacks civilians evacuating from Kupiansk](https://gwaramedia.com/en/russian-fpv-drone-attacks-civilians-evacuating-from-kupiansk-injuring-man/?utm_source=listnook&utm_medium=rd_post&utm_campaign=news_article), injuring man

> Ukrainian drone operators of the 414th Magyar's Birds Brigade destroyed a Russian Tor surface-to-air missile system in the Luhansk region. Looks like definite hits. There's a moving radar dish but no clear shot of a secondary explosion of AA ammo. https://bsky.app/profile/antongerashchenko.bsky.social/post/3mi2anv7tgc2p

[https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-25-2026/](https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-25-2026/) The Kremlin’s efforts to close the Russian open internet are degrading the effectiveness of Russian air raid warning systems in border regions. Belgorod Oblast Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov stated on March 23 that Belgorod Oblast residents cannot set up push notifications about missile threats through the Russian state-controlled messenger Max.\[25\] Gladkov noted that this is one of the “most pressing” issues troubling the entire border region, as Russia’s entire missile and drone alert system is built around push notifications, likely referring to notification functions available on other messaging platforms like Telegram.

Long deepstate post says Russia has agreed to let Kenyans tricked into joining the war return home. Kenya reported 1,000 Kenyans were sent and another report found 300 were tricked to the front. > 🛑89 — directly on the frontline; 🛑39 — hospitalized; 🛑28 — disappeared without a trace; 🛑at least 1 — died. > 🔵 On March 22, the Kenyan government announced an amnesty for all who illegally fought on the side of Russia and will return home. As of this date: 44 Kenyans have returned, 160 are still in the combat zone, 38 are in hospitals in Russia. https://t . me/DeepStateUA/23341

just in terms of unit losses I'm estimating it costs Russia about $100M to $300M per day. It depends heavily on how much you think a human life should cost. If you factor in the lifetime economic benefit of a healthy young man, it could be much higher. That is not factoring daily losses to infrastructure and the opportunity cost of those losses + repairs. And people fleeing the country, population going down, etc. It's mind numbing they've been able to sustain these losses for so long.

The damage done to Kirishi refinery yesterday: >The results of the damage to one of Russia's largest refineries have been clarified - important installations of the Kirishi plant have been damaged. >According to updated information, damage to the primary oil processing installations ELOU-AVT-2 and ELOU-AVT-6, as well as oil bitumen production facilities, hydrogen purification and gas fractionation units has been confirmed. https://t . me/GeneralStaffZSU/36561

Ust-Luga workers are reportedly rioting following drone strikes. >Russian resources are spreading a video purporting to show a riot at the Ust-Luga port tonight. >Workers, most of whom are migrants, were not allowed to start their shifts - and chaos ensued. A conflict with the terminal's security staff broke out, during which a security vehicle plowed straight into the crowd. >Against the backdrop of arrivals at the ports and general chaos, it's quite a spectacle to watch. https://t . me/exilenova_plus/18007 >Take note. It needs checking. >We need to find a location. https://t . me/exilenova_plus/18008 > It's not a fake, we've got the full version. It'll be here soon. https://t . me/exilenova_plus/18010 Bsky link to video: https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mhzplsezzk2u

> Something new. Residents of Kharkiv reported seeing downed drones deploying parachutes today. Video at https://bsky.app/profile/wartranslated.bsky.social/post/3mhyh5smwxk2w

Russia has lost 1,000 soldiers killed and wounded and 68 artillery systems over the past day. **Source:** [Russian losses over past day: 1,000 soldiers killed and wounded | Ukrainska Pravda](https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/03/27/8027392/) **Details:** The total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February 2022 and 27 March 2026 are estimated to be as follows \[figures in parentheses represent the latest losses – ed.\]: * approximately 1,293,170 **(+1,000)** military personnel * 11,808 **(+1)** tanks * 24,287 **(+9)** armoured combat vehicles * 38,863 **(+68)** artillery systems * 1,700 **(+2)** multiple-launch rocket systems * 1,337 (+0) air defence systems * 435 (+0) fixed-wing aircraft * 350 (+0) helicopters * 200,611 **(+2,222)** operational-tactical UAVs * 4,491 (+0) cruise missiles * 33 (+0) ships/boats * 2 (+0) submarines * 85,569 **(+217)** vehicles and fuel tankers * 4,100 (+0) special vehicles and other equipment. The information is being confirmed.

> Primorsk and Ust Luga are under attack yet again tonight! 🔥 🔥 CyberFlour provides geolocated evidence. > Has Russia run out of air defense? Ukrainian drones seem to be breaking through more and more. The geolocation group is solid and the targets being discussed are the major oil (Primorsk) and oil products (Ust Luga) ports for exports from the Baltic. https://bsky.app/profile/ukrainewarpod.bsky.social/post/3mhyud2wpxs23

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