Slavyansk Oil Refinery Burns After Reported Ukrainian Drone Strike as Fuel Strains Hit 20 Russian Regions
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Updated · Kyiv Independent · Jun 28
Slavyansk Oil Refinery Burns After Reported Ukrainian Drone Strike as Fuel Strains Hit 20 Russian Regions
3 articles · Updated · Kyiv Independent · Jun 28
Summary
Large flames were reported at the Slavyansk oil refinery in Slavyansk-na-Kubani overnight after what Russian Telegram channels described as a Ukrainian drone attack.
Krasnodar authorities later said the fire was caused by falling debris, while the extent of damage remained unclear and Ukraine's military had not commented.
Krasnodar Krai, across the Kerch Strait from occupied Crimea, has been a frequent target as Kyiv intensifies strikes on Russian oil and gas sites that fund Moscow's war.
Those attacks are already straining Russia's fuel system: more than 20 regions have restricted fuel sales after recent hits on refineries in Bashkortostan, Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod.