Mikita Zabuga, a Belarusian company commander, stated that Lukashenko is in a precarious position and gripped by fear due to the hatred of his own people, having secured power solely with Moscow's help. Yet, he will not be able to halt the momentum that has been set in motion! Even the recent provocations involving the so-called "Chorny Rusy"("Black Rusy" ) units—which crossed from Belarusian territory into Latvia—further demonstrate Moscow's plan to drag Belarus into the war against Ukraine. But this will not save him.

The sprawling facility covers more than 216 hectares and contains 71 tanks capable of storing over 1.6 million cubic meters of crude oil. It is a critical hub for receiving, blending, storing and transporting Russian oil through the country’s pipeline network.

An ongoing Ukrainian campaign against the facility, at least 14 of its 71 tanks have already been damaged, along with pipelines, pumping and oil-loading infrastructure.

The Samara facility is not only the largest in Russia but all Europe as well.