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Ukraine's SBU struck Russia's Vladimir Filanovsky oil production platform in the Caspian Sea for the second time this week using long-range drones operated by the Alpha special operations unit.

Caspian Sea (Russian sector)
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Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

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Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) struck Russia's Vladimir Filanovsky oil production platform in the Caspian Sea for the second time this week

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Long-range drones operated by the SBU's Alpha special operations unit hit the Filanovsky platform and nearby Korchagin platform

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

The drone strikes damaged critical equipment on the ice-resistant platforms, forcing a suspension of production operations

SBU drones struck Lukoil's oil platforms in the Caspian Sea

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Extracted: 2026-02-19T12:22:07.808Z

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