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Ukrainian drone strike triggers fire at Russian refinery and leaves two dead in Krasnodar
Falling drone debris killed two people at a nearby railway station as both nations traded overnight strikes targeting energy and transport infrastructure.
The short version
- A overnight Ukrainian drone strike set fire to the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar region, with falling debris causing two fatalities and two injuries at a nearby railway station.
- Ukraine's military confirmed striking the Afipsky refinery alongside a gas processing plant in Astrakhan as part of a campaign against Russian energy infrastructure.
- Russia's Defence Ministry reported shooting down 148 Ukrainian drones overnight while launching retaliatory strikes against a cargo vessel and port facilities near Odesa.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree authorizing state seizure of critical infrastructure deemed inadequately protected against attacks.
Key facts
- A drone strike caused a fire at the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar region.[Al Jazeera]
- Krasnodar Governor Veniamin Kondratyev stated that falling drone debris killed two people and injured two others at the Afipsky railway station.[Al Jazeera]
- Ukraine's General Staff claimed responsibility for strikes on the Afipsky refinery and an Astrakhan gas processing plant.[Al Jazeera]
- Russia's Ministry of Defence claimed its air defenses intercepted 148 Ukrainian drones overnight.[Al Jazeera]
- Russian forces struck port infrastructure and a cargo vessel in Pivdennyi near Odesa, according to the Russian Defence Ministry.[Al Jazeera]
- Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree enabling temporary state control over critical infrastructure facilities deemed insufficiently protected.[Al Jazeera]
What remains uncertain
- The full operational impact and extent of damage at the Afipsky refinery and Astrakhan gas plant have not been independently confirmed.[Al Jazeera]