Debris from Ukrainian drones that struck the Seversky district of Krasnodar Krai set fire to the Ilsky oil refinery, the regional operations center reported.
Drone fragments also landed in the village of Severskaya, hitting the yard of a private home and the grounds of a local enterprise, which authorities did not identify. There were no casualties, according to preliminary information from local authorities.
Eyewitnesses filmed footage of a fire that allegedly broke out at the Ilsky refinery; the Ukrainian monitoring Telegram channel Exilenova+ published the video.
The Ilsky refinery, connected to the pipeline network of Russian state pipeline operator Transneft, is one of the leading oil refineries in the Southern Federal District. Ukrainian strikes have targeted the plant before.
In the Rostov region, Ukrainian drone strikes ignited two petroleum storage facilities in Azov and set fire to the territory of a seaport in Taganrog, Rostov Governor Yuri Slyusar reported.
In Taganrog, falling drone debris damaged a private home and the roof of an administrative building, where a fire broke out. In the village of Kagalnik in the Azov district, another administrative building caught fire.
There were no fatalities or casualties in the region, according to preliminary information. Authorities in Taganrog said residents living near the strike sites were being evacuated. After reviewing eyewitness video, the Telegram news channel Astra concluded that the facility that caught fire at the port of Taganrog was the Kurgannefteprodukt oil depot.
In all, in the early hours of July 10, air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 376 Ukrainian drones over 12 regions, occupied Crimea, and the Sea of Azov.
Ukrainian drones regularly strike oil infrastructure in Russian regions. Against the backdrop of these attacks, Russia’s fuel crisis has worsened.
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