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Rostov, RussiaE12 StatesE11E10E7

Ukraine strikes Rostov region

Ukraine struck a military plant in Rostov and a refinery in Saratov, per Fakti.bg.

A major fire broke out near the Almaz factory, engulfing 8,000 square meters, Ukrmedia.news reports.

The governor warned that ports in the Rostov region face bankruptcy due to drone attacks, UA.News notes.

Russia's JTI tobacco assets were placed under external management, Finway.com.ua reports.

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01faktifakti.bg · 7 NovUkraine strikes military plant in Rostov and refinery in Saratov ᐉ News from Fakti.bg - World 02ukrmediaukrmedia.news · 7 NovA major fire has broken out near the Almaz factory in Rostov: the blaze has engulfed 8,000 m² 03finwayfinway.com.ua · 6 NovRussia places JTI tobacco assets under external management 04uaua.news · 6 NovPorts in the Rostov Region Are at Risk of Bankruptcy Due to Attacks by Ukrainian Drones, Says Governor 05uaua.news · 6 NovSolovyov urged Elon Musk to flee to Rostov after an investigation into Starlink was launched 06kyivindependentkyivindependent.com · 5 NovUkraine strikes Oryol factory with Neptune missile, reportedly Saratov Oil Refinery in mass attack on Russian regions 07newsnews.liga.net · 5 NovGUR: A new drone base near Rostov may be linked to Russia's preparations for winter attacks 08kyivpostkyivpost.com · 5 NovUkraine Set Russian Oil Refinery Ablaze, Struck Wildberries Hub in Massive Raid

Open data on the globe —

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Oil and gas around here
8 refineries within 600 km
1 of 109 gas flares burning in the last 24 h
together they burned 0.3 billion m³ in 2025
69 oil and gas fields
“8 refineries within 600 km; the biggest, Lisichansk, can take 320 thousand barrels a day.”
OGIM v3.0, Environmental Defense Fund (CC BY 4.0) · NASA FIRMS VIIRS (NOAA-20, NOAA-21), last 24 h · Open the same data on firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov →

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E12 · E11 · E10 · E7

E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E12, states; the pressure it names: military strikes. Its words also reach E11 organizations, E10 institutions and E7 ecosystems.

Here it is a dynamic between states, organizations and institutions: Ukraine struck and military plant (E12 states), with refinery, ports and drone attacks (E11 organizations), and bankruptcy and JTI tobacco assets (E10 institutions).

E0 fieldsE7 ecosystemsE14 global
E12 Statesmain floor

The floor of states and force. In this briefing: Ukraine struck, military plant.

E11 Organizations

The floor of companies and infrastructure. In this briefing: refinery, ports, drone attacks.

E10 Institutions

The floor of money and rules. In this briefing: bankruptcy, JTI tobacco assets.

E7 Ecosystems

The floor of weather and living systems. In this briefing: major fire.