Russia knows now that S-300 or S-400 anti-aircraft missiles are useless to protect Russian oil refineries! The Russian army began to install large barbed wire fences on all key facilities of various Russian oil refineries!
Recently, the Russian refinery is quite unexpected, before I always felt that there were S-300 and S-400 these famous air defense missiles supported, the local facilities are flawless, and the reality hit the face.
Now the Russian army simply gave the key equipment of various refineries to the large iron wire network, this operation looks simple, in fact, is all the reality forced out of the way.
Ukraine's drones are really tormenting Russia. Data shows that Ukraine can build 2 million drones a year. These small things cost only a few thousand dollars, but they can rely on the satellite chain to accurately locate them and fly to the heart of Russia to carry out attacks.
Only in September 2025, the Chuvash Republic's oil pumping station, the Aphipsky refinery in Krasnodar border district was successively hit, the fire burned and the oil storage tanks rolled with thick smoke, and even the Baschkill refinery 1,400 km from the front line could not survive.
After all, 13 large Russian refineries have suffered, directly leading to a 17% drop in refining capacity, and gas stations have begun to restrict sales.
It was only then that it was discovered that the S-300s and S-400s were not at all useful.
These air defense missiles were originally designed for high-altitude and high-speed fighter jets. They still use radar technology from the last century. They almost "turn a blind eye" to low-altitude and low-speed drones. Sometimes the radar signal is not as obvious as a bird.
More headache is, with the missiles worth several million dollars to hit thousands of dollars of drones, hit one loss, besides the Russian army now missile inventory has long been tense, every six launches are equipped with one or two missiles, can't afford to make this.
To put it bluntly, barbed wire fence is the most pragmatic solution. Refineries in Moscow and Kazan have long been installed. These nets may seem crude, but they can directly block the impact of suicide drones.
The oil storage tanks and reaction tanks in the refinery are all flammable and explosive. Even if drones do not carry explosives, they may cause an explosion when they hit it at high speed. The barbed wire fence can just keep the danger out.
This is the same as the Russian army installing protective fences on tanks. Although it doesn't look advanced, it is much more effective than expensive missiles.
From missiles to filaments, it is essentially a helpless shift in the Russian army's response to asymmetrical operations, with Ukraine consuming Russian high-value targets with low-cost drones, and the Russian army can only keep the bottom line in a simpler way.
After all, the fuel is the lifeline of the war, if the refinery is successively exploded, the front tanks and warplanes must lie down.
Of course, all the above are personal opinions. If you have any different opinions on this, you can leave a message in the comment section to discuss!!!
Recently, the Russian refinery is quite unexpected, before I always felt that there were S-300 and S-400 these famous air defense missiles supported, the local facilities are flawless, and the reality hit the face.
Now the Russian army simply gave the key equipment of various refineries to the large iron wire network, this operation looks simple, in fact, is all the reality forced out of the way.
Ukraine's drones are really tormenting Russia. Data shows that Ukraine can build 2 million drones a year. These small things cost only a few thousand dollars, but they can rely on the satellite chain to accurately locate them and fly to the heart of Russia to carry out attacks.
Only in September 2025, the Chuvash Republic's oil pumping station, the Aphipsky refinery in Krasnodar border district was successively hit, the fire burned and the oil storage tanks rolled with thick smoke, and even the Baschkill refinery 1,400 km from the front line could not survive.
After all, 13 large Russian refineries have suffered, directly leading to a 17% drop in refining capacity, and gas stations have begun to restrict sales.
It was only then that it was discovered that the S-300s and S-400s were not at all useful.
These air defense missiles were originally designed for high-altitude and high-speed fighter jets. They still use radar technology from the last century. They almost "turn a blind eye" to low-altitude and low-speed drones. Sometimes the radar signal is not as obvious as a bird.
More headache is, with the missiles worth several million dollars to hit thousands of dollars of drones, hit one loss, besides the Russian army now missile inventory has long been tense, every six launches are equipped with one or two missiles, can't afford to make this.
To put it bluntly, barbed wire fence is the most pragmatic solution. Refineries in Moscow and Kazan have long been installed. These nets may seem crude, but they can directly block the impact of suicide drones.
The oil storage tanks and reaction tanks in the refinery are all flammable and explosive. Even if drones do not carry explosives, they may cause an explosion when they hit it at high speed. The barbed wire fence can just keep the danger out.
This is the same as the Russian army installing protective fences on tanks. Although it doesn't look advanced, it is much more effective than expensive missiles.
From missiles to filaments, it is essentially a helpless shift in the Russian army's response to asymmetrical operations, with Ukraine consuming Russian high-value targets with low-cost drones, and the Russian army can only keep the bottom line in a simpler way.
After all, the fuel is the lifeline of the war, if the refinery is successively exploded, the front tanks and warplanes must lie down.
Of course, all the above are personal opinions. If you have any different opinions on this, you can leave a message in the comment section to discuss!!!