𝕏xRU first seen 2 d ago, last 21 h ago, peak #2

Fire hits oil pipeline hub in Samara, Russia

Original: Samara oil pipeline hub is on fire in russia. Notice how it’s not an apartment building, kindergarten, school, or hospit

A large fire broke out at an oil pipeline hub in Samara, Russia, prompting a wave of online commentary drawing a contrast with Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities. Commenters argue the blaze reflects targeting aimed at Russia's war economy and oil infrastructure rather than at civilians, unlike attacks on apartment buildings, schools and hospitals in Ukraine. The incident adds to a series of fires and strikes affecting Russian energy facilities since the full-scale invasion began.

Why now: It feeds ongoing discussion about strikes on Russian energy infrastructure and the moral framing of targeting economic assets versus civilians.

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• Samara oil pipeline hub is on fire in russia. Notice how it’s not an apartment building, kindergarten, school, or hospital like when russia attacks Ukraine, but the aggressor’s economy, attacked to limit the aggressor’s ability to wage war, not to murder kids in their beds. · BohuslavskaKate · 8.2K

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