Drones attacked Krasnodar region of Russian Federation: Ilsky and Slovyansky refineries caught fire, bitumen plant was hit. VIDEO&PHOTOS
According to Censor.NET, this was stated by the Governor of the Krasnodar region, Veniamin Kondratiev.
According to him, more than 10 drones were allegedly destroyed in Sloviansk, Siversk and Kushchivsk districts.
"They tried to attack the refinery and infrastructure facilities. According to reports from the field, there are no casualties or serious damage. Operational services are extinguishing the fire caused by the UAV crash," he said.
Attack on Russian refineries
According to the Russian media, at least seven explosions occurred around 05:00 in the suburbs of Sloviansk-on-Kuban, followed by a bright light in the sky.
According to the head of the region's Slavyansky district, a distillation column was damaged during a drone attack on a refinery in Krasnodar Krai.
It is also reported that the Ilya oil refinery in the Seversky district of Krasnodar Krai was also attacked.
After the UAV attack, a fire broke out at the plant, and it has almost been extinguished.
Ukraine's Energy Ministry confirms strikes on refineries in Russia
Later, the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy confirmed that two refineries were attacked that night in the Krasnodar region.
Preliminarily, the strikes targeted the Sloviansk-EKO refinery, a bitumen plant, the Ilyich oil refinery, and several other facilities. After the attack, a fire broke out at some of the facilities.
In addition, open sources have revealed that a military airfield in Kushchevskaya village, Krasnodar Territory, also caught fire after a UAV attack.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, air defense systems over the territory of Krasnodar Krai allegedly destroyed and intercepted sixty-six UAVs, and two more drones were destroyed over the temporarily occupied Crimea.