💥 Attack

Attack on oil refinery in Shakhtarsk, Donetsk region.

November 2, 2025 Shakhtarsk, Donetsk

Verified Independently confirmed by 3 sources

Stefan Korshak (Substack) Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

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Entities

Shakhtarsk oil refinery (location) Shakhtarsk oil depot (location) Vadym Filashkin (person) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Ukrainian General Staff (organization) 155th Naval Infantry Brigade (military_unit) Russian Pacific Fleet (organization) 1st Slovyansk Motorized Rifle Brigade (military_unit)

Source Reports

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Attack on oil refinery in Shakhtarsk, Donetsk region.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

An oil depot in Russian-occupied Shakhtarsk was attacked on the evening of Nov 2, with powerful explosions reported shortly before 8 p.m. local time

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces striking two Russian soldiers in northern Pokrovsk conducting what ISW assesses was an infiltration mission that did not change the control of terrain or the forward edge of the battle area (FEBA)

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.174Z

Source story: day-1352a-2025-11-08