KYIV: Ukraine’s military said on Thursday that its forces had struck the Afipsky oil refinery in southern Russia’s Krasnodar region as well as sites linked to drone production. A statement issued by the military’s General Staff said a fire had broken out after the refinery was hit overnight. Russian officials in Krasnodar region said a fire caused by falling drone debris had been extinguished at the site. The Ukrainian military also said its forces had struck sites in Russian-held Crimea linked to the production of drones and vessels.

A fire broke out at the Afipsky Oil Refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai overnight on June 11, amid a massive Ukrainian attack, eyewitnesses claimed.

Drones attacked the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai overnight, triggering a major fire at the facility.