Ukraine ramps up massive strikes on Russian oil and shatters Moscow’s Air Force
Ukraine has struck five of Russia’s primary oil refineries in just six days—hitting up to 20% of Moscow’s total refining capacity—as Kyiv ramps up its domestic deep-strike drone campaign.
At the same time, newly declassified British Defence Intelligence reveals that October was one of the worst months on record for the Russian Air Force, suffering catastrophic losses of tactical aircraft, including Su-34 strike fighters and an Su-57 stealth jet.
In this week’s edition of Frontline, The Sun’s Defence Editor Jerome Starkey breaks down the latest major shifts across the battlefield and the geopolitical arena: from unprecedented ground-combat robot assaults on the Lyman front to the grim reality of winter blackouts in Kyiv following brutal Russian glide-bomb strikes. Plus, an inside look at the high-stakes political fallout: Donald Trump’s meetings with Vladimir Putin’s key envoy, a teased “pan-European” security pact, and why the controversial transatlantic Russian diesel deal appears to be falling apart.
Watch Frontline Quickfire Q&A: https://www.thesun.co.uk/video/40941462/jerome-starkey-answers-your-questions-from-the-war-in-ukraine/
– Video Chapters –
00:00 – Headlines
00:36 – Ukraine’s Blitz on Russian Oil Refineries
04:10 – Russia’s Heavy Aircraft Losses in October
05:57 – Oleshky Ceasefire & Civilian Evacuation
08:14 – Ukraine’s Ground Robot Assault (Lyman Front)
09:13 – Russian Bombardments & Zaporizhzhia Shelter Strike
10:25 – Kyiv Blackouts & The Winter Energy Crisis
12:10 – Conscription Scrutiny & Ukraine’s Manpower Crisis
15:09 – US Midterms Wipeout & Backlash Over Iran
16:30 – Trump Meets Putin’s Banker
18:05 – Trump Teases New European Security Deal
19:40 – The Collapse of Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal
21:18 – Outro & Frontline Q&A
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