A Russian refinery rated at more than 6 million tons a year burns again in Krasnodar Krai
Estimates of the plant’s capacity vary, but it is consistently listed among the largest in southern Russia.
On November 6, Ukrainian drones attacked the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai, setting it ablaze once more. Smoke from the blaze drifted towards Krasnodar, while authorities blamed falling drone debris for a separate fire at an unnamed facility. Neighboring Adygea and occupied Crimea also experienced explosions and power outages.
Ukraine has recently resumed its long-range drone campaign against Russia's fuel industry, despite warnings that Kyiv could face loss of US intelligence and arms. Each fire tests how long Moscow can keep the plants that fuel its military running. The refinery, capable of processing over 6 million tons of fuel and related products annually, has been targeted multiple times this year.
Russia claimed its air defense shot down 142 Ukrainian drones, while the refinery's operational headquarters stated debris caused a fire at one of the nearby enterprises.
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