Ukraine smashes Russian port and Putin's family factory blitzed as Wildberries blood feud revealed

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Ukraine has escalated its campaign against Russia’s critical infrastructure, delivering a sophisticated, multi-pronged strike on the Novorossiysk naval base and hitting a petrochemical plant deeply embedded in Vladimir Putin’s personal financial orbit. By targeting facilities linked to the Russian president’s inner circle, including a plant partially owned by his former son-in-law, Kyiv is forcing the war into the private coffers of the Russian elite.

Simultaneously, a violent "blood feud" between powerful Kremlin-aligned factions has exposed the fragile, patronage-based nature of Russian business. As Ukraine continues to degrade Russia’s oil refining capacity—which has plummeted 30% year-on-year—the Kremlin is increasingly desperate, threatening retaliation against European shipping while struggling to defend its own logistics hubs from an relentless drone campaign.

Short Highlights

Ukraine’s campaign against Russian logistics and oil infrastructure:
- 24 Wildberries warehouses hit by drone strikes.
- 30% year-on-year decline in Russian oil refining capacity.
- Successful multi-weapon strike on Novorossiysk naval base.
- Long-range strike on a petrochemical plant in Tobolsk.
The Wildberries "blood feud" between Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov and billionaire Suleiman Karimov.
Vladimir Putin’s personal links to targeted assets, including those held by his former son-in-law, Kirill Shamalov.
Rising tensions over European seizures of the Russian "shadow fleet."
Potential for Poland to transfer additional Patriot missile systems to Ukraine.
Critical shortages in Ukraine's air defense capabilities against Russian ballistic missiles.

Key Details

Wildberries Warehouse Strikes [0:30]

Ukraine has hit at least 24 Wildberries logistics hubs, including a recent strike in Salavat, 1,200 kilometers inside Russia.
Russian officials reported 21 drones were engaged, though the extent of the damage remains unclear.

We know that wild berries hubs, logistics plants, warehouses burn very, very well.

The Wildberries Blood Feud [1:30]

A violent dispute erupted between Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov and Dagestan senator Suleiman Karimov over a forced merger between Wildberries and the Russ Group.
The feud escalated in September 2024 when a shooting at the company's Moscow headquarters left two security guards dead.

Kadirov described it as a hostile takeover, and in a video he published, he promised to bring Tatiana back into the family.

Putin’s Economic Patronage [3:30]

Large Russian businesses are not independent entities but rely on the tacit approval and patronage of Vladimir Putin.
Analysts suggest the Wildberries merger was a deliberate redistribution of assets to reward loyalists who supported the war in Ukraine.

Big businesses, whilst seemingly independent commercial entities, are never independent commercial entities.

Attacks on Oil and Petrochemicals [5:20]

Ukraine struck the Gazprom Neftekhim oil refinery, contributing to a 30% drop in Russia's total refining capacity.
A drone strike hit a petrochemical plant in Tobolsk, a facility opened by Putin in 2013 and partially owned by his former son-in-law, Kirill Shamalov.

The factory itself was opened in 2013 by President Putin, and he hailed it it as an investment that would make Russia less dependent on foreign imports.

The Novorossiysk Naval Strike [6:30]

Ukraine executed a complex attack on the Novorossiysk port using 15 different types of sovereign Ukrainian weapons, including air and sea drones.
The strike targeted Russian frigates, a landing ship, a corvette, and grain infrastructure, while deliberately avoiding oil and gas terminals.

President Zelenskyy, when he announced this strike, said that they used four different types of missiles, nine different types of unmanned aerial vehicles, so air drones, and two types of uncrewed surface vehicles, sea drones, all of which were Ukrainian-made.

Escalating Maritime Threats [10:30]

Vladimir Putin has threatened to retaliate against European cargo vessels in response to new legislation allowing the seizure of the Russian "shadow fleet."
The Russian president labeled the potential sale of seized oil cargo as "piracy and robbery."

Vladimir Putin has expressly threatened retaliation against European cargo vessels if Europe continues to board, seize and potentially sell the cargo of Russian shadow fleet vessels.

Patriot Missile Prospects [11:30]

Poland is considering the transfer of another tranche of Patriot missiles to Ukraine to bolster its struggling air defenses.
Ukraine faces a critical shortage of air defense systems, with some nights seeing no interception of incoming ballistic missiles.

If America transferred just 10 percent of its stocks, Ukraine would be able to shoot down all Russian ballistic missiles.