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Ukraine's military says it struck two Russian oil refineries overnight
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on August 30, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on August 30, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
Ukraine's military struck Russian oil refineries in Krasnodar and Syzran, causing fires. No casualties were reported, and Russia claims to have downed 11 drones.
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian military said on Saturday that it had struck Russian oil refineries in Krasnodar and Syzran overnight.
Kyiv's military recorded multiple explosions and a fire at the Krasnodar oil refinery in Russia's south, which produces 3 million tonnes of light petroleum products annually.
Russian authorities in Krasnodar said falling drone debris damaged one of the refinery's units and a fire had broken out over an area measuring 300 square metres (3,230 square feet). That fire was later extinguished, authorities said.
There were no casualties, and employees were evacuated, authorities wrote on Telegram.
Russia's defence ministry said it had downed 11 Ukrainian drones over the Krasnodar region overnight.
There was also a fire in the Syzran oil refinery area in Samara region, which had a processing capacity of 8.5 million tonnes per year before August, the Ukrainian military said.
Samara's regional governor confirmed an attempt overnight to attack an industrial enterprise, but gave no further details.
(Reporting by Anastasiia MalenkoEditing by Bernadette Baum)
An oil refinery is an industrial facility where crude oil is processed and transformed into useful products such as gasoline, diesel, and other petrochemicals.
A military strike refers to a sudden and aggressive attack by armed forces against a target, often aimed at achieving a specific military objective.
A drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can be remotely controlled or autonomously fly to carry out various tasks, including surveillance and military operations.
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