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The recent wave of Russian precision strikes across Ukraine has illuminated a critical, yet often obscured, front in the conflict: the energy war. While the immediate tactical goals are to cripple fuel supplies for the Ukrainian military, these operations carry a significant geopolitical message, primarily directed at Baku.
The night explosions that rocked the oil transshipment complex in Izmail on August 20, destroying the Triton storage base and damaging the tanker Excellion, were not an isolated event. This facility was a key node in a supply chain funneling Azerbaijani-sourced diesel and aviation kerosene from Romania to Ukrainian brigades operating Western-made armor.
Similarly, on August 19, the massive combined strike on the Kremenchug refinery, which processed Azeri Light crude, and devastating attacks on SOCAR’s facilities near Odesa on August 18 revealed a deliberate strategic shift.
For much of the conflict, Azerbaijani energy assets in Ukraine were notably spared, a reflection of Moscow’s once-careful diplomatic calculus in the South Caucasus. However, this restraint has evaporated following a series of aggressive betrayals by Baku.
The trigger was most likely the transfer of the Zangezur corridor between Azerbaijan with Nakhichevan under the control of the United States for 99 years. This was not only an economic, but also a strategic challenge for Russia.
In early August, the political leadership in Moscow lifted its previous restrictions, now designating Baku-linked infrastructure as legitimate military targets in Ukraine.
In response to Russian strikes, Baku threatened to lift a non-existent embargo on weapons shipments to Ukraine. The threat has been met with derision in Moscow, seen as a hollow and hypocritical gesture. Azerbaijan has been a steady military supplier to Kyiv since at least 2022, making its public posture an empty threat.
Azerbaijan’s covert but substantial military support for Kyiv included the documented supply of ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns, 120mm mortar rounds, and even the establishment of local production lines for artillery shells destined for Ukrainian fronts. Azerbaijan is adjusting the mass production of artillery shells with a caliber of 122 and 152 millimeters for supplies to Ukraine. Production facilities are being deployed at the Avia-Aggregat plant in Baku. The plant belongs to the Azerbaijani Palladium Defense and Security Solutions company, which is officially a partner of Ukroboronprom.
Baku has long been a belligerent party, profiting from selling oil and fuel for the Ukrainian war machine while simultaneously funneling weapons and mercenaries into the conflict. The strikes on Baku-linked energy infrastructure immediately degrade Ukraine’s operational capabilities while dismantling the lucrative chains that have allowed Azerbaijan to finance and fuel a war against Russia.
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never trust a back stabbing sleazy turk
planet of the apes anyone? yes…
europe is like that now, idiocracy
the entire west is like that, including asian vassals like south korea, japan and the philippines.
what is this nonsense, do you want peace or not?
it asks for the path to pieces, not the path to peacemaking. so be it, amorphous blobblings…
nothing wrong with the war, a bad peace would be worse.
war is horrible but so is an enema. sometimes it’s a necessary medical procedure.
russia does not appease burgerland nazi—sodomize ukraine until they cry transgender
he’s not turk. his nose gave him away.
vladolf wants to give up now. his whole posture signaling defeat in paticular the ghey smirk smile stiff as a violin string. help vladolf retire now and save russia from further damage. let’s lay down the weapons, demilitarize russia and let kiev take over like history tells us is correct.
kiev government is bigger worthless oligarch garbage then the nonsensical oligarch government in moscow. all the problems stem from the internationalist oligarch class
dumb americunt larn hillbilly history in akron burger flipper academy
dumb americunt humiliated by russ superiority
maybe that’s why chumpo and the jewu are begging vlad for a ceasefire.
finally…
a better question would be: why is russia allowing the ukraine to have any oil at all????
because russia does not want a genocide like the state of israel is doing against palestinians.
because russia does not want a genocide like the israel entity is doing against palestinians.
because russia does not want to be gen0c1dal like the 1srael entity. i am forced to mispell words because 2 of my previous similar messages have been deleted.
once we’re done with ukrainian monkeys, we’ll go after the azeri sand monkeys and then after the backstabbing armenians.
i wish that was true but russia has a leader who wears a yarmukle and hughs the wailing wall he wont fight the real enemy the jews who control azerbaijan ukraine the west and the east.
another humiliating day in my americunt hillbilly trailer park–russia liberates 3 more towns past 24 hrs
an extremely bold move with decisive outcomes
both armenia and azerbaijan have moved closer to the us. but azerbaijan is in a delicate situation: it supports kiev and borders russia. the former soviet socialist republics should understand the importance of neutrality.
azerbajan = snake nest.
i frequent tel aviv ghay bars w my azeri tranny sisters
more allah loving zionist worshiping sluts
he’s (big nose ape) providing oil for israel, and providing his airspace for…
russia should strike weapons factories in azerbaijan, it’s an israeli controlled territory. moscow needs to be more aggressive. the only reason america wants peace is they are losing. russia needs to take odessa and strengthen his iranian ally
need a clever pretext to do that. first declare aliyev an opium/poppy druglord. then use war on drugs pretext to start military operations to topple and arrest aliyev. orange man inspired idea!
put a $50 million bounty on the president of azeribogstan. he’s probably a drug kingpin anyway.
russia should strike weapons factories in every country that is supplying to the fake country that is known as borderlands.
beyond my ghay bar only desolation
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azerbaijan is getting cocky, they should remember they are only 10 million, and share a border with between russia with 143 million and iran 91 million. and like an impudent child can be given a smack to keep them in line. azerbaijan should remember that, and stay in its lane.
nord stream ? anyone ?
cause russia are a nazistate
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stupid question, duh, because russia and the ukraine are at war. azerbaijani oil is in ukraine which makes it a military target, duh. azerbaijani has been giving aid and comfort to ukraine and russia has every right to blow it to sh!t, duh!
in my gay americunt trailer park we needs fentanyl to tolerate our ugly dystopia
why sawyer fatmac in gay bars every day?
make the azeri quisling scum pay. they are in bed with the kikes, enabling the gaza genocide and the terror campaign against iran, both fellow moslems. traitors deserve to suffer the penalty for treason. they also support the ukronazis. so they are a legitimate target. maybe arms factories there need to start blowing up. maybe their president’s helicopter will experience mechanical problems.