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Ukrainian Strike Kills 1 in Southern Russia, Refinery on Fire
The Moscow Times • • world
Key Points:
- A large Ukrainian drone strike hit southern Russia's Krasnodar region, killing one person, injuring another, and causing a fire at the Slavyansk-on-Kuban oil refinery, according to regional Governor Veniamin Kondratyev.
- The attack also damaged several houses, a power line, and a gas pipe, with debris falling in residential areas.
- The Slavyansk-on-Kuban refinery, near the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula, is one of the largest in southern Russia and has been targeted previously by Ukraine.
- Russia's Defense Ministry reported intercepting 213 Ukrainian drones across more than a dozen regions, including Moscow, as Ukraine intensifies attacks on Russian energy infrastructure.
- The drone strikes are part of Ukraine's ongoing retaliation against Russian strikes on its civilians and infrastructure amid the conflict that began with Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
