A barrage of Ukrainian drones sparked a blaze overnight at an oil refinery and separately killed one person in southern Russia. Kyiv and Moscow have intensified fatal cross-border missile and drone attacks over recent months, primarily targeting energy infrastructure.
Authorities in the Russian Black Sea town of Tuapse in the Krasnodar region said debris from a downed drone sparked a fire at an oil refinery. Meanwhile, the governor of Russia’s southern Belgorod region said one person driving a tractor was killed by a Ukrainian drone, with his wife injured.
A source in the Ukrainian defense sector said drones linked to the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine were behind the oil refinery attack, operated by Russian state energy giant Rosneft. Russia announced its forces had downed 75 Ukrainian drones overnight, with nearly 50 destroyed over the southern Rostov region.
Air defense systems intercepted 47 drones over Rostov, 17 over the Black and Azov seas, and 11 in other areas. Russia almost daily announces the interception of Ukrainian drones, while Ukraine said its forces had downed 16 Russian drones overnight in response to attacks launched by Moscow since February 2022.
