{
  "id": 5569478,
  "title": "Drones hit fuel depots in Sochi and an explosives plant 1,300 km away on the same night",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/drones-hit-fuel-depots-in-sochi-and-an-explosives-plant-1-300-km-away",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T13:28:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euromaidan Press",
    "slug": "euromaidan-press",
    "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/09/04/drones-hit-fuel-depots-in-sochi-and-an-explosives-plant-1300-km-away-on-the-same-night/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian drones ignited two fuel depots near Sochi and targeted an explosives factory in Bashkortostan within the same night on September 4, according to monitoring sources. Russian authorities confirmed the depot fires but offered no details on the air defense site. The assaults are part of Ukraine's ongoing campaign against Russian oil and energy infrastructure utilizing affordable drones deep within Russia's territory. Oil funds Russia's military efforts and economy. The fires were contained behind anti-drone barriers. Sochi, a Black Sea coastal city about 600 km from the frontlines, experienced a depot fire. No casualties were reported. Two fuel depots in Sochi and one in Bashkortostan were hit by drones the previous night. One depot is a Rosneft facility in Adler district, while another is a Lukoil site in Sirius federal territory. The Lukoil plant stores 12 tanks with a combined capacity of approximately 8,400 m³. The impacted depot is situated 100 meters from Sochi International Airport, Russia's fifth busiest airport by passenger traffic in 2024. Protective barriers encircle the fuel tanks at both depots. Two days prior to the strikes, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak stated that Russian refineries were more secure than those in the UAE, and Russian President Vladimir Putin affirmed that protection levels had significantly improved. An air defense location near the Abkhazia border was set ablaze by drones, as per Ukrainian monitoring channels Exilenova+ and Supernova+. Ukrainian sea drones also targeted a Russian supply vessel at Sochi port the preceding day.",
  "summary": "Ukrainian drones set fire to two fuel depots around Sochi and hit a Russian air defense position overnight on 4…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}