Drones attack Slavyansk-on-Kuban oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai – video

Residents of Slavyansk-on-Kuban in Russia's Krasnodar Krai have reported explosions and a fire at the city's oil refinery overnight.

Source: Astra, Russian propaganda outlet TASS

Details: Preliminary reports indicate that drones attacked the Slavyansk-on-Kuban oil refinery.

Russian propagandists confirmed the drone attack but claimed that "the drones were neutralised", although the video shows UAV strikes.

Безпілотники атакували Слов'янський НПЗ у Краснодарському краї Росії
Відео: Astra pic.twitter.com/Ex1tOpBDNu

— Українська правда ✌ (@ukrpravda_news) March 17, 2024 

Quote from TASS: "Several UAVs attempted to attack the Slavyansk refinery; the drones have been neutralised, Krasnodar Krai’s operations centre said.

Безпілотники атакували Слов'янський НПЗ у Краснодарському краї Росії
Відео: Astra pic.twitter.com/TrTmxPz46f

— Українська правда ✌ (@ukrpravda_news) March 17, 2024

Updated at 03:28: RIA Novosti reported that there was a fire at the Slavyansk-on-Kuban refinery that had been contained, and most of the fire had been extinguished. One worker had been injured, the head of the district said.

At 03:33, local authorities reported that the fire at the Slavyansk-on-Kuban oil refinery had been completely extinguished.

Preliminary information indicates that one person was killed in the UAV attack; the cause of death was a heart attack. There were no casualties as a result of the fire, and there is no threat to the settlement.

Background:

• On the night of 16-17 March, three Rosneft oil refineries in Samara Oblast in Russia were targeted by SSU attack drones.

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