Authorities Order Evacuations Following Third Ukrainian Strike on Tuapse Refinery

Key Points:

• Authorities ordered the evacuation of residents near the Rosneft oil refinery in Tuapse after a third drone attack by Ukraine this month caused a large fire at the facility.
• Over 300 emergency personnel were deployed to combat the blaze, and evacuees are being temporarily sheltered in a local school due to health and safety risks.
• The refinery, which processes around 12 million metric tons of crude annually and is a key export point, has been shut down since an attack on April 16, with previous strikes causing environmental damage and toxic rain in the area.
• Russia intercepted 186 Ukrainian drones across several regions, including Krasnodar and annexed Crimea, amid ongoing Ukrainian efforts to target Russian oil infrastructure and reduce Kremlin energy revenues.
• The attack coincides with rising global oil prices amid stalled US-Iran peace talks, with the Kremlin blaming Ukraine for worsening the global oil crisis through continued strikes on export hubs.