Ilsky refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai halts operations after Ukrainian strike — Fire Point
The Ilsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai has halted operations after a strike by FP-1 drones, Fire Point reported on Telegram on Sept. 26.
The Ilsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai has suspended operations following a strike by FP-1 drones, according to an account on Telegram by Fire Point on September 26. The attack targeted three main oil processing units and the tank farm, causing the refinery's operations to come to a halt. Earlier on the same day, Ukraine's General Staff announced that Ukrainian Defense Forces had carried out the strike on the Ilsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai.
With an annual processing capacity of approximately 6.6 million metric tons of oil, the plant receives, stores, and processes crude oil, and also manufactures and distributes petroleum products, some of which are utilized by Russian troops. The refinery has been the target of multiple prior attacks, including on August 8, July 10, June 2, February 17, January 1, and instances in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Additionally, overnight into September 26, the Azov Optical-Mechanical Plant in Azov, located in Rostov Oblast, Russia, was also struck.
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