Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on November 29, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
A fire at Russia's Afipsky oil refinery, caused by drone debris, was extinguished with no injuries. Russian Defence intercepted 103 drones.
MOSCOW, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Falling drone debris sparked a blaze at the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia's southern Krasnodar region, but the fire has been put out, regional authorities said on Saturday.
Some technical equipment on the premises was damaged but no one was injured, the local taskforce said.
The Russian Defence Ministry said that air defence units had intercepted and destroyed 103 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight, including 11 over the Krasnodar region.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Kirsten Donovan and Toby Chopra)
A refinery is an industrial facility where crude oil is processed and transformed into usable products like gasoline, diesel, and other petrochemicals.
A drone attack involves the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to conduct military strikes or surveillance, often targeting specific locations or assets.
Air defense refers to military strategies and systems designed to detect, track, and intercept airborne threats, such as missiles or enemy aircraft.
A taskforce is a group of individuals assembled to work on a specific project or mission, often in response to an urgent situation or crisis.
A drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can be remotely controlled or fly autonomously, used for various purposes including surveillance, delivery, and military operations.
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