Makes sense!
Financial Times
The US has for months been helping Ukraine mount long-range strikes on Russian energy facilities, in what officials say is a co-ordinated effort to weaken Vladimir Putin’s economy and force him to the negotiating table.
American intelligence shared with Kyiv has enabled strikes on important Russian energy assets including oil refineries far beyond the frontline, according to multiple Ukrainian and US officials familiar with the campaign.
The previously unreported support has intensified since midsummer and has been crucial in helping Ukraine carry out attacks that Joe Biden’s White House discouraged. Kyiv’s strikes have driven up energy prices in Russia and prompted Moscow to cut diesel exports and import fuel.
The intelligence sharing is the latest sign that Trump has deepened his support for Ukraine as his frustration with Russia has grown.
The shift came after a phone call between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy in July, when the FT reported the US president asked whether Ukraine could strike Moscow if Washington provided long-range weapons.
Trump signaled his backing for a strategy to “make them [Russians] feel the pain” and compel the Kremlin to negotiate, said the two people briefed on the call. The White House later said Trump was “merely asking a question, not encouraging further killing”.
The US intelligence helps Kyiv shape route planning, altitude, timing and mission decisions, enabling Ukraine’s long-range, one-way attack drones to evade Russian air defences, said the officials familiar with the matter.Three people familiar with the operation said Washington was closely involved in all stages of planning. A US official said Ukraine selected the targets for long-range strikes and Washington then provided intelligence on the sites’ vulnerabilities.
But others involved and briefed on the operations said the US had also set out target priorities for the Ukrainians. One of them described Kyiv’s drone force as the “instrument” for Washington to undermine Russia’s economy and push Putin towards a settlement.
Washington has long shared intelligence with Kyiv to assist in attacks on Russian military targets in occupied areas of Ukraine, and to provide advanced warning of Russian missile and drone strikes
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov earlier this month said it was “obvious” the US and Nato were providing intelligence to Ukraine “on a regular basis” including for strikes on Russian energy targets.
On Sunday night, Trump told reporters the US might send Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles if Putin did not come to a settlement.
“I might say, ’Look: if this war is not going to get settled, I’m going to send them Tomahawks,” Trump said.
“The Tomahawk is an incredible weapon, very offensive weapon. And honestly, Russia does not need that.”
The global population doesn’t need that!
2 replies on “US intel guided Ukraine’s strikes on Russian energy sites”
The real question is. Was the explosion of the “Tennessee explosives factory” last friday(10/10/2025) an accident or a sabotage
I see they deal with TNT- from what little I know of this explosive it’s unstable- I’d be more inclined to believe this is an accident based on that fact.
“TNT is unstable because it contains a high-energy structure with three nitro groups (\(NO_{2}\)) on a toluene molecule, creating strain from the proximity and repulsion of the electron groups. This chemical strain means the molecule can release a large amount of energy if initiated, but it is not so unstable that it detonates spontaneously”
https://archive.ph/xBcHh
“An explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems, a company in Hickman County, Tenn., that produces explosives and demolition charges for the U.S. military and the domestic blasting industry, underscores the dangers inherent in the fabrication and storage of such material.
Aerial videos of the site show numerous small fires burning amid rubble, along with what appear to be dozens of small neon-green canisters on the ground.
According to the Accurate Energetic Systems website, the company produces TNT, or trinitrotoluene, which is one of the most commonly used explosives for military and commercial applications.
Photos on the company’s website show that one of the products made at its Hickman County plant is a series of booster charges made of TNT encased in small cylinders that are similarly bright green. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
TNT booster charges play a key role in commercial blasting and quarrying, as they are the most common method of initiating massive columns of ammonium-nitrate-based explosives to break apart tens or hundreds of thousands of tons of rock at a time.
After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the mass production of explosive weapons like artillery shells, missiles and rockets by Russia and countries arming Ukraine has made TNT more scarce in the United States, forcing prices for the explosive to rise.”
It seems this company has recently started manufacturing or manufacturing more using an unstable process???
“Accurate Energetic Systems advertises that it can complete the loading, assembly and packing of explosive charges and munitions, which typically involves melting flakes of explosives in a heated kettle and pouring the molten material into munitions casings or molds that are then carefully cooled until it solidifies.
“*****”That process is considered highly dangerous, as particles of explosives can become airborne and can be highly sensitive to heat, shock, friction and electrostatic discharges.”******”
-Leaning even more towards an accident in the process
For that reason, workers in so-called melt-pour facilities usually wear respirators to keep such particles out of their airways as well as protective clothing made of natural fibers that will not produce static electricity.
– was the right protective clothing being used?
“Workers in those areas are also generally **prohibited from carrying personal electronics, out of concern that a camera or cellphone could inadvertently cause airborne explosive particles to burn or blow up and lead to a mass detonation** of the material being handled inside.”
Did someone use a cellphone/camera?
Were they appropriately monitoring levels of chemicals in the air?
Hubby’s worked in a few chemical places- can attest to the no phone/camera policy- and hates places like that because the chance of something going wrong and becoming very bad, very quick is cause for a great deal of concern!!