Drone Strike on Ust-Luga: Oil Terminal Fire and Ships Hit in Vyborg

March 25, 2026March 25, 2026

Let’s figure out what connects the drone strike on Ust-Luga with Ukraine’s Security Service. What we watched yesterday — a massive aerial attack on Ukrainian territory — several sources from the Swamps¹ actually announced in advance. Apparently the Führer’s patience snapped, and he ordered a powerful strike on SBU buildings not just in Kyiv but in other cities too.

That’s why the Orcs² spent the night throwing everything they had to launch on short notice. The strike package was also supposed to include Zircon anti-ship missiles — but that didn’t work out. Our Good Birds³ had been carefully tracking the missile carriers moving to launch positions, then arranged a celebratory bonfire right on the spot.

When the first wave of the arrack ended and it turned out that not a single SBU building got hit — meaning nothing to cheer the Tsar with — they urgently launched a drone wave hoping to hit at least something nearby. The second wave also produced nothing. They probably tried telling the Führer that SBU headquarters were actually hidden inside residential buildings, but that explanation landed poorly.

Why the Orcs Really Hate the SBU

Here’s the thing: the enemy has more than enough reasons to be furious at the SBU. It’s no secret that Ukraine’s Defense Forces execute long-range strikes in cooperation across multiple agencies — and practically every such strike involves the SBU to some degree. The powerful strike on Primorsk oil port was no exception, as we covered earlier. The Orcs themselves paint a grim picture on this front. Here’s what the Telegram channel Spy Dossier — whose information tends to track with reality:

Recent days have seen intensified attacks on oil infrastructure facilities. Some examples below.

21.03.2026 — Saratov oil refinery attacked. Total UAVs: over 70, most shot down by army aviation. Direct hits confirmed: one 10,000 m³ tank destroyed, primary oil processing units damaged. Refinery operations suspended.
22.03.2026 — Bashneft-Novooil facility in Ufa attacked. AVTM-9 unit damaged, causing a major fire at the site.
23.03.2026 — Transneft-Port Primorsk fuel depot and berths struck (Leningrad Oblast). Fire recorded at a tank in the fuel depot. Berths 1, 2, 4, 8, and 9 attacked. Fires broke out on oil tankers at berths 2 and 4.

On top of all that — today is a professional holiday for our guys. It’s SBU Day. All of this was supposed to get overshadowed by a powerful strike on SBU assets specifically, which is why the enemy used every available means.

The Unfinished Business After Primorsk

But the Primorsk story left something hanging — something that became obvious right after that strike. Right across the other side of St. Petersburg sits another port — Ust-Luga — handling sea exports of oil, petroleum products, and gas processing outputs. If Good Birds already reached Primorsk, a drone strike on Ust-Luga should be trivial — it’s only a few dozen kilometers away. Yet nothing hit it that time. That was the intrigue.

A Gift for SBU Day

Today, on SBU Day, that intrigue resolved itself. Ust-Luga took a powerful drone strike. Exactly what is burning there so magnificently remains unknown, but the glow is so intense that the northern lights are nervously smoking off to the side.

The evidence suggests the drones hit precisely what was planned — because the freed-up portion of the strike package headed toward Vyborg port. There, they tore through the local shipyard that builds vessels including carriers for Kalibr and Zircon missiles. One nearly-completed, already-launched ship developed a serious list — and as experienced sailors put it, went ass-up.

And here is a quote from Magyar, Commander of the USF (Unmanned Systems Forces):

Ust-Luga spilled blue flames right after the Transneft Primorsk oil terminal — a new record in time management between visits from Ukrainian freedom-loving Birds. Monday — oil transshipment restored. Tuesday — buffet. Wednesday — fire show.

A nice little “pouring spot” in the Leningrad region lit up with joy over the “successful interception of all drones”. Well, it ran for 48 hours after resuming operations — enough for success.

Together with other deep strike units of Ukraine’s Defense Forces, the Birds of the Unmanned Systems Forces (1st OC and 413th Regiment) paid this not the only and definitely not the last courtesy visit to the Swamps of the Rotten Federation.

Everyone can feel the difference between what the enemy does with its Shaheds and what our Good Birds do. And we’ll simply note that the Tsar’s attempt to stage a spectacular beating of the SBU produced the same result as the attempt to capture Kupyansk. The drone strike on Ust-Luga and Vyborg, meanwhile, delivered exactly the kind of gift the Service deserved on its day.

We sincerely congratulate everyone involved in this holiday — and everyone who prepared and delivered such a wonderful present.

¹Swamps – an ironic name for Russia, emphasizing decay, stagnation, and filth. The Commander of the USF, Robert Browdie, and most soldiers use this word.

²Orcs – a common term for Russians who support or participate in the armed aggression against Ukraine. Dehumanizing? Yes. Accurate? Also yes.

³Good Birds – slang for strike drones. Why “good”? Because they bring “warmth and light” to enemy military factories, ammunition depots, and oil refineries. Sarcastic? Of course. Effective? Even more so.