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Updated · Kyiv Independent · Jun 13
Ukrainian Drones Ignite Russian LPG Terminal, Killing 1 and Injuring 3
Updated
Updated · Kyiv Independent · Jun 13

Ukrainian Drones Ignite Russian LPG Terminal, Killing 1 and Injuring 3

3 articles · Updated · Kyiv Independent · Jun 13

Summary

  • One person was killed and three injured after a reported overnight Ukrainian drone strike set a marine terminal ablaze in Russia's Temryuk district in Krasnodar Krai, the regional governor said.
  • Russian authorities said 96 personnel and more than 30 pieces of equipment were deployed to fight the fire, while Ukraine had not commented and the facility was not officially identified.
  • Ukrainian monitoring groups pointed to fire signatures at the Tamanneftegaz liquefied petroleum gas terminal on the Taman Peninsula, one of Russia's largest LPG export-handling sites.
  • The strike follows a June 11 Ukrainian long-range drone attack that damaged the Afipsky oil refinery in the same region, extending Kyiv's campaign against Russian fuel and export infrastructure.

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