Ukraine strikes oil depot, air defenses in Russian-occupied territories, military confirms
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Ukraine hit an oil depot in Russian-occupied Luhansk and destroyed two Tor air defense systems in occupied Donetsk Oblast in an overnight strike on Feb. 22, Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces confirmed on Telegram.
Earlier, Luhansk residents reported that a strong fire erupted at the oil depot overnight as a result of strikes and that the facility continued to burn into the morning.
The Unmanned Systems Forces reported that its drone operators successfully hit the oil base, which Russia uses to supply its forces with fuel.
The same night, members of the elite drone unit "Madyar Birds" destroyed two Tor anti-aircraft missile systems in occupied Donetsk Oblast, the Unmanned Systems Forces said. The total estimated value of the destroyed equipment is over $50 million.
One Tor system was hit in the Russian-occupied village of Kyslyche, while the other was struck in Topolyne, the military said. The attack was launched in coordination with the Unmanned Systems Forces' Deep Strike Center.
The Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed two Tor air defense missile systems and also struck an oil depot in Luhansk. Units of the Unmanned Systems Forces continue to reduce the capabilities of the enemy’s layered air defense.
— 🇺🇦 Unmanned Systems Forces (@usf_army) February 22, 2026
Over the past 24 hours, two Tor surface-to-air missile… pic.twitter.com/pr7bh5hnzg
The military released video footage of the operation on social media.
The Unmanned Systems Forces were established as a separate branch of Ukraine's military in June 2024, with the aim of improving and expanding Ukraine's Ukraine's drone operations. Since its inception, the branch has carried out hundreds of operations deep within Russian territory.
Kyiv regularly strikes deep within Russia and the occupied territories of Ukraine in an effort to diminish the Kremlin's fighting power.
Ukraine considers Moscow's energy facilities valid military targets as they fund and supply Russia's war against Ukraine. Previously, Ukraine reported a successful attack on a Russian drone warehouse in occupied Luhansk Oblast on Jan. 19.
More recently, overnight on Feb. 18-19, Ukraine reportedly struck an oil depot in Russia's Pskov Oblast and launched missiles at the Russian city of Belgorod, causing power outages in parts of the city, Telegram news channels and local authorities reported.
A source from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told the Kyiv Independent that the attack on the oil depot in Velikiye Luki was the work of their "Alpha" Unmanned Aerial Vehicle unit, which managed to make their way through the anti-drone nets spread over the facility.
"Such operations are an element of systematic weakening of the military potential of the Russian Federation," the SBU source wrote in a statement.
