Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Krasnodar Krai eary Tuesday, Aug. 25, damaging an oil refinery, residential buildings and a railway station, according to Russian officials.
The village of Afipsky in the Seversky district was among the areas hit, regional Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said.“At least 10 private homes were damaged. A fire broke out in one of them. The fire also broke out on the premises of an oil refinery. Firefighters and emergency services are currently working at the scene,” Kondratyev wrote on Telegram.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.
He later said drone debris fell on the grounds of the Afipskaya railway station. The attack killed two people and injured two others, according to the governor.The Afipsky Oil Refinery is one of the largest refineries in southern Russia, with an annual crude-processing capacity of about 7.2 million metric tons. It produces gasoline, diesel fuel, gas condensate distillates, heavy oil residues and sulfur.The Afipsky refinery has now been targeted by drones four times previously this year, according to available reports. Earlier strikes occurred on Jan. 21, March 14, June 11 and July 14. The attacks caused fires, including at the refinery’s tank farm.Another refinery reportedly targeted in Rostov regionUkrainian drones also launched a large-scale attack on Russia’s Rostov region overnight. According to the Ukrainian monitoring channel Supernova+, the Novoshakhtinsk Oil Refinery was among the targets.
