The Kyiv Independent writes that Ukraine attacked the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat Bashkortostan oil refinery in Russia but also states that it was on the night of August 13, so it was not last night, but it is still interesting news. They also write that “Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat is one of the largest oil refinery and petrochemical complexes in the Russian Federation” with an annual capacity of 10 MT (million tons). Learn more here.
It also writes that Ukraine attacked the port infrastructure in Ust-Luga in the Leningrad region. The port has a large oil terminal used for the export of oil and petroleum products. Apparently, this also happened the night before yesterday. Read more here.
Good news bears repeating! 😁
Another tragic news item from today is provided by the Kyiv Post. Russian terror attacks have killed at least 1 and injured 15 civilians in Kramatorsk and another 2 are injured in Zaporizhzhia, one of whom is a child. Read more here. Russia is a terror state.
Russian losses
Losses continue to remain at a high level. Nice figures for KWIA, artillery, and soft vehicles, but we also have quite a bit of armor, and it is always good to see air defense and special equipment on the list.
- 1470 KWIA
- 2 Tanks
- 11 AFVs
- 46 Artillery systems
- 1 MLRS
- 3 Air defense systems
- 1676 UAVs
- 14 UGVs
- 448 Vehicles and Fuel tanks
- 2 Special equipment
Ukrainian General Staff morning report
Operational information at 08:00 on August 14, 2026, about the Russian invasion
Glory to Ukraine!
The 1,633rd day of the Russian Federation’s large-scale armed aggression against Ukraine has begun.
A total of 222 combat engagements were recorded during the past day.
Yesterday, the enemy conducted 76 airstrikes, dropping 237 guided aerial bombs. Additionally, the attackers used 10,027 kamikaze drones and carried out 3,011 shellings against communities and our troops’ positions.
The communities of Korenok, Ulanove, Vyntorivka, Jastrubshchyna, and Seredyna-Buda in the Sumy region were subjected to hostile artillery shelling. Additionally, airstrikes were carried out against areas around Velyka Chernechchyna and Tovstodubove in the Sumy region.
During the past day, the defense forces’ air units, missile units, and artillery attacked 14 areas where enemy personnel were concentrated as well as two command posts for unmanned aerial vehicles.
In the directions of Northern Slobozhansk and Kursk, our defenders stopped four enemy assault attempts during the past day. At the same time, the attacker conducted three airstrikes with four guided aerial bombs and 68 shellings against our troops’ positions and communities.
In the direction of Southern Slobozhansk, Ukrainian units repelled 15 enemy attacks. The attackers tried to advance in the areas around Starytsia and Lyman as well as in the direction of Khatnje and Kolodiazne.
In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy launched an attack towards Zahryzove.
Attempts to penetrate our defense were repelled in the Lyman direction, where the occupiers conducted ten attacks in the area around Zarichne and towards Novoselivka, Shyikivka, and Drobysheve.
In the Sloviansk direction, the enemy carried out 17 assault attempts in the areas around Kryva Luka, Zakitne, and Riznykivka as well as towards Rai-Oleksandrivka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the occupiers conducted two attacks towards the communities of Nykyforivka and Jurkivka.
In the Kostiantynivka direction, 29 attacks were recorded. The attackers conducted assaults in the areas around Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, and Ivanopillia as well as towards Rusyn Jar and Stepanivka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, our defenders stopped 25 attacks. The enemy was active in the areas around Rodynske and Serhiivka and also conducted assaults towards Novyj Donbas, Hannivka, Shevchenko, Novohrishyne, Vasylivka, Myrne, Udachne, and Muravka.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, the attackers conducted seven attacks towards the communities of Kalynivske, Vorone, Ternove, and Berezove.
In the Huliaipole direction, the occupiers conducted 12 attacks. The enemy tried to advance towards Vozdvyzhivka, Tsvitkove, Staroukrainka, Danylivka, and Charivne.
In the Orikhiv direction, our defenders stopped an enemy attempt to advance towards Pavlivka.
In the Dnipro direction, the enemy made no assault attempts during the past day.
In the Volyn and Polissya directions, no signs of the enemy forming offensive groups have been detected.
The Ukrainian defenders continue the systematic fight against the enemy and effectively resist along all front sections.
Total Russian attacker losses during the past day amounted to 1,470 personnel. Additionally, two tanks, 11 armored fighting vehicles, 46 artillery systems, one multiple launch rocket system, three air defense systems, 14 ground-based missile systems, 1,676 unmanned aerial vehicles, 448 vehicles, and two units of special equipment were destroyed or neutralized.
SLAVA UKRAINI
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** The “governor” of Russia’s Orenburg region reports that after Ukraine’s strikes two days ago, the Orsk refinery will remain offline for at least six months while repairs are performed. This refinery is one of Russia’s largest and oldest, located approximately 1500km from Ukraine. ** Movie:
https://bsky.app/profile/stratcomcentre.bsky.social/post/3mszjobsdpp2k
** Russian warblogger ‘Fighterbomber’ addresses “what air defence doing”. The systems can operate effectively, he says, but he pleads for operators to “stop screwing each other over in every possible way and shifting responsibility onto someone else.”
‘Fighterbomber’, a Russian air force pilot, explains that while Russia (referred to here as “Laos”, a common euphemism to evade censors) does have a theoretically effective air defence system, it’s undermined by organisational and cultural problems.
His comments echo similar complaints by other warbloggers (see below for example) of how inefficiencies, poor training, scarce resources, and a lack of clearly defined responsibilities are making the system less effective than it could be.
“Let’s once again explain, syllable by syllable, how the protection of cities and facilities by the Laotian air defence system is organised today.
“Using radio-technical means and human intelligence, preparations for the launch of drones and missiles—and their subsequent launch—are detected; at the same time, crews and crews assigned to air defence tasks are placed on ‘Number 1’ alert.
“Today, these include aeroplanes, helicopters, air defence missile systems, anti-aircraft artillery, anti-aircraft guns and mobile anti-aircraft systems. These are the firepower assets.
They are assisted by electronic troops, A-50Us, radar units, combat control officers, and a bunch of other people.
“Aviation is the first to engage targets on distant approaches. They engage targets throughout their entire flight, primarily outside the SAM operating zones. Of course, each crew is ordered to shoot down two or three targets with one missile; if fewer, the crew is scolded.
“When the targets enter the protected zone, the SAM systems engage, first with missiles. Once all the missiles on board are expended, the cannons open fire.
“The last barrier standing in the way of the drones are the mobile task forces, the anti-aircraft guns, and old men with double-barreled shotguns.
“Sometimes there are also all sorts of engineering structures: hangars, fishing nets, cables, cages, barbecue grills, shit and sticks.
“And of course, all this is covered by a practically continuous field of electronic warfare. At particularly important facilities, there are dedicated air defence units, whose main task is to engage targets that pose a threat to the protected facility.
“All firepower is assigned firing sectors and zones within which they engage targets. Each crew has a commander, and above the commander, there are a host of commanders who make the decision to open fire. All work and non-work is recorded by objective monitoring.
“That’s my point. There is no such thing as “why didn’t they think of shooting down drones before they hit their targets?” Or “why aren’t they shooting them down?” They shoot them down. At least they try. With the forces and means at their disposal.
“Of course, it’s possible to shoot down better. All you need is unlimited planes, helicopters, SAM systems, anti-aircraft guns, small anti-aircraft guns, missiles, “Christmas trees” [interceptor drones], shells, money, radars, reconnaissance, trained crews, calculations, boots, brilliant and infallible commanders and equally skilled fighters, excellent communications, good weather, indestructible equipment, and a couple of dozen other factors. And that’s it. Then you’ll shoot down all your targets 100 out of 100.
“It’s all easy. You just need to type the right cheat on the keyboard to enable God mode and auto-aim.
“And the hardest part is that everyone involved in this fascinating process needs to stop screwing each other over in every possible way and shifting responsibility onto someone else. Easy as pie. Use it.
“Oh, well, go on then, use it if you like – it’s all in Laos. We don’t have problems like that here; we never have and never will. But that’s not for sure.” **
https://bsky.app/profile/chriso-wiki.bsky.social/post/3mszhrtrq742d
** Ukrainian drone brigade commander Veres: We have about two more months to do serious damage to Russia. I don’t know what to expect from Russia this autumn and winter. I hope they won’t hit our power grid. They’re waiting for something, it’s just not time yet. (More to read in the thread) ** Movie: https://bsky.app/profile/slavaukraini033.bsky.social/post/3mszfocrruc2l