As a result of an operation of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, an oil refinery in the city of Tuapse, Krasnodar Territory, was attacked on the night of July 22, resulting in a fire at the facility. This was reported to UNN by its sources.
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According to military intelligence sources, the UAV was spotted in the sky over Tuapse at around 3:30 a.m. local time. According to local public reports, during the first wave of the attack, enemy air defense tried to shoot down four kamikaze drones at once. Later, around 6:25 a.m., at least two more powerful explosions were heard in the area of the refinery, after which a fire broke out on the territory of the facility.
In total, at least 8 UAVs were reported to have attacked the refinery. According to the propaganda media outlet Russia Today, the refinery's infrastructure was damaged as a result of the attack.
The extent of damage to the military-industrial complex of the aggressor state is currently being clarified.
Earlier it was reported that the territory of Russia was attacked by drones on the night of July 22. According to Russian media, a fire broke out at an oil refinery in Tuapse, Krasnodar region. UAVs also attacked a military airfield in Morozovsk, Rostov region. Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry claims to have shot down 75 drones .
For reference
The Tuapse Oil Refinery (Tuapse Refinery) is a Russian oil refinery in the Krasnodar Territory, operated by RN-Tuapse Refinery LLC. The refinery is a single production complex with a marine terminal of Rosneft's oil product supply company, RN-Marine Terminal Tuapse LLC.
About 90% of the company's products are exported. The refinery is part of the Rosneft oil company and has a capacity of about 12 million tons per year.