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Drone attack on Russia's Krasnodar Region sparks oil refinery fire

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 4 May 2023 07:55
2 Min Read

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    A screenshot taken from a video showing emergency services extinguishing a fire at an oil refinery's reservoir in the southern Krasnodar region's Ilsky settlement (RIA)

A drone attack in southern Russia caused a fire at an oil refinery, the state-run TASS news agency reported on Thursday.

The incident joins a string of recent drone attacks announced by Russia, including what it said was an attempt to assassinate President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday.

The fire at the oil refinery's reservoir, in the southern Krasnodar region's Ilsky settlement, started after an attack by "an unidentified drone," an emergency services official told TASS.

Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Oil Depot In Krasnodar

According to reports, one drone was successfully intercepted while the other struck the depot. pic.twitter.com/Dgr9Euhbhe

— RT (@RT_com) May 3, 2023

Krasnodar Governor Veniamin Kondratyev confirmed that the refinery fire had been localized to a 400-square-meter (4,300-square-foot) area and was quickly extinguished by emergency services.

The Fire at the Oil Refinery near Russian City of Krasnodar has been Extinguished by Fire Crews on-site; I’m beginning to think that this may not have been result of a Drone Attack considering how small the Fire was initially. pic.twitter.com/Ik36opSGTj

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) May 4, 2023

In the nearby village Volna, a similar blaze at an oil reservoir engulfed 1,200 square meters, with officials blaming a drone crash.

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That same day, Moscow said it shot down two drones aimed at Putin's residence and accused Ukraine of attempting a "terrorist act".

Kiev insisted it had "nothing to do" with the drone attack, claiming instead that it was "staged" by Moscow.

This comes a couple of days after Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev announced that a fuel tank caught fire in the area of the Kazachya ('Cossack') bay, blaming the incident on two drones.

Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's Kherson Region repelled: Spokesperson

In a similar context, a spokesperson for the Dnepr Group of Forces, Alexey Rulev, told Sputnik that a Ukrainian drone attack on residential areas of settlements in Russia's Kherson Region was repelled.  

"The air defense unit of the Dnepr Group has repelled another attack by UAVs of Ukrainian nationalists on residential areas of settlements in the Kherson Region," Rulev confirmed.

"Attack drones were destroyed in the area of ​​the settlements of Obryvka, Novaya Mayachka, Podstepnoye and Sagi," he pointed out.

He also indicated that the group's artillery fire eliminated enemy personnel and destroyed enemy equipment.

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