Major oil refinery in southern Russia ablaze after Ukrainian attack
The Kyiv Independent • • world
Key Points:
- A fire broke out at the Afipsky Oil Refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai following a Ukrainian drone strike, with debris from intercepted drones reported as the cause by local authorities.
- The refinery, one of southern Russia's largest, produces gasoline, diesel, and other petroleum products, and has been targeted in multiple Ukrainian attacks since January 2025.
- The overnight attack also caused damage and injuries in Krasnodar Krai, including a fire in an apartment building in Krasnodar city that injured two people and damage to homes in Severskiy District where a third person was injured.
- A state of emergency was declared in the village of Afipsky, and the fire at the refinery was extinguished by 7:30 a.m. local time, according to regional officials.
- Ukraine has increasingly used domestically developed drones and missiles, including FP-5 Flamingo missiles and Neptune anti-ship missiles, to conduct deep strikes on military and industrial targets within Russia.