Special operations forces from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) conducted a successful long-range drone assault deep inside Russian territory overnight into Sunday, May 24, striking a vital energy transit hub that directly feeds the aviation and military logistics networks of the Moscow capital region. The deep-penetration operation was executed by specialized drone teams from the SBU’s Center for Special Operations “Alpha”. The tactical target was the “Vtorovo” linear production and dispatch station, located in the Vladimir region, roughly 200 kilometers east of Moscow.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. According to verified security reports, a swarm of Ukrainian loitering munitions cleanly bypassed regional electronic warfare umbrellas to record multiple direct hits on the facility’s distribution infrastructure, igniting a large-scale fire that rapidly spread across an estimated 800 square meters. Crippling Russia’s capital logistics and air transport lines The Vtorovo terminal serves as one of the most critical structural chokepoints in the Russian Federation’s domestic trunk pipeline network. Operated by Transneft subsidiary Verkhnevolzhsknefteprodukt, the station functions as a primary collector and distribution gateway for refined petroleum products – principally high-grade diesel fuel – originating from major refineries across central Russia. The facility is a primary source of fuel for the expansive network of strategic storage depots encircling the capital limits. Crucially for Russian infrastructure, the Vtorovo hub directly feeds the specialized pipeline rings that fulfill the daily fuel requirements for Moscow’s three primary international airports: Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, and Vnukovo.