Drones again attack oil refinery in Russia's Tuapse – photo
Drones attacked an oil refinery in the Russian town of Tuapse in Krasnodar Krai on the night of 27-28 April.
Source: Shot, Astra and other Telegram channels; Krasnodar Krai Operational Headquarters
Quote from Shot: "This night, Ukrainian forces are once again attacking Tuapse. Explosions are being heard over the town and air defence systems are responding. Eyewitnesses reported a fire in one of the districts."
Details: Local residents reported more than a dozen loud explosions over the course of two hours.
Groups of drones were approaching from the sea at low altitude.
A fire broke out at the scene where drone debris fell in one of the districts, with flames and smoke visible.
According to Telegram channels, a sea terminal and the oil refinery were targeted in the attack.
No official information about the consequences of the attack has been reported. An air-raid warning had been issued in the region earlier and restrictions on aircraft arrivals and departures were introduced at airports in Krasnodar, Gelendzhik and Sochi.
Update: Astra reported that, based on its analysis of videos taken by eyewitnesses, the Tuapse oil refinery had indeed been on fire following the attack.
Early assessments indicate that the tank storage area near the ELOU-AVT-12 unit was hit.
Update: Krasnodar Krai Operational Headquarters confirmed in the morning that a drone attack on the oil refinery in Tuapse had taken place.
Officials claimed the fire at the refinery had been caused by "falling drone debris".
Russian authorities did not mention the consequences of the fire, stating only that there were "no casualties".
According to the operational headquarters, "122 firefighters and 39 fire appliances" from Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations are involved in extinguishing the fire.
Background:
- Ukraine's General Staff clarified the results of Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries in Russia's Tuapse and Yaroslavl.
- Damage to a vacuum distillation unit at an oil refinery in Yaroslavl was confirmed following a strike on 26 April.
- The destruction of 24 storage tanks and damage to four others was confirmed following a strike near the Tuapse oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai on 20 April.
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