Ukraine drone attack sparks major fire and evacuation at Tuapse oil refinery

13 articles · Updated · Reuters · Apr 28

The April 28 strike marks the third Ukrainian drone attack on the Tuapse refinery in under two weeks, prompting evacuation of nearby residents and orders to stay indoors.
Images showed dense black smoke, and local anger grew over insufficient air defences. The refinery, with 12 million metric tons annual capacity, had already halted production after previous attacks.
At least three people have died in recent strikes, with one causing an oil spill. Ukraine has intensified attacks on Russian energy infrastructure to disrupt Moscow's war funding amid stalled diplomatic talks.

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