Ukrainian Drones Strike Oil Refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban, Krasnodar Krai

On the night of January 26, Ukraine’s Defense Forces attacked an oil refinery in the city of Slavyansk-on-Kuban, Krasnodar Krai.

Local authorities confirmed the strike, reporting a fire on the facility’s premises. The Exilenova+ Telegram channel published a video of the attack.

The footage shows Russian military personnel attempting to shoot down the drones, after which an explosion occurs, lighting up the sky.

In addition, another unidentified industrial facility was also attacked.

Slavyansk-na-Kubani, Krasnodar Krai, local authorities confirm an attack on an oil refinery and another enterprise; local residents reported that one of the barrels at the oil refinery was on fire. pic.twitter.com/j5wlCwJ09O

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“Fires broke out on the premises of the enterprises and are being extinguished by emergency service specialists,” the operational headquarters of Krasnodar Krai said.

According to local residents, the fire engulfed one of the tanks used to store petroleum products.

The refinery is owned by the Russian company Slavyansk EKO and has a nominal crude oil processing capacity of approximately 5.2 million tonnes per year.