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Russia’s Afipsky Oil Refinery on Fire After Drone Attack, Two Dead, Governor Says

Regional officials said two people were killed and two injured by falling debris as photos showed a large fire at the refinery.

  • On Aug. 25, Ukrainian forces reportedly struck the Afipsky Oil Refinery in Krasnodar Krai overnight, according to Russian Telegram channels, as air raid alerts were active in the region.
  • Shifting its focus toward Russia's e-commerce industry, Ukraine targeted Wildberries and Ozon facilities; on Aug. 22, forces struck the Novokuibyshevskyi oil refinery and an Ozon logistics center in Samara Oblast.
  • Processing roughly 6.25 million tons of crude annually, the Afipsky refinery accounts for about 2% of Russia's refining output, and social media photos appear to show a large fire at the site.
  • Elsewhere, active air defense was reported near the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia's Rostov Oblast, though no damage to that facility was immediately documented following the activity.
  • The Kyiv Independent could not immediately verify the reports of the strikes, and Ukraine's military has not yet commented, leaving the extent of damage at targeted locations unclear.
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Defense Forces of Ukraine hit Afipa refinery in Krasnodar region of Russia - Fire PointUkrainian military hit Afipa refinery with FP-1 drones. Russian authorities reported a fire, damage to the station and casualties.

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The Afipsky oil refinery, one of the largest oil processing facilities in southern Russia, was filled with flames on Tuesday morning, following a drone attack, according to the Russian regional authorities. Two people died, and two others were injured after the fall of drone debris.

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The Ukrainian drone attack of this night caused the death of two people and caused a fire in a refinery in the Russian region of Krasnodar, northeast of the Black Sea, as reported Tuesday morning by the local authorities. (ANSA)

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