{
  "id": 9925660,
  "title": "Drones Hit Russia's Ilsky Oil Refinery Overnight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/drones-hit-russias-ilsky-oil-refinery-overnight",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T06:21:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/85461"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Ilsky oil refinery in southern Russia's Krasnodar Krai was targeted by drones overnight on Friday and Saturday, as confirmed by local monitoring channels. While Russian officials reported the attack, they did not specify the extent of damage. The refinery, a major regional supplier with a capacity of 6.6 million tons of crude oil per year, has been a frequent target of Ukrainian strikes since 2023. Russia's defense ministry claimed to have downed 645 Ukrainian drones across the country overnight, while Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported shooting down 20 drones in his city on Saturday morning. The refinery has been attacked multiple times in the past, with the most recent incident occurring on August 8. Ukraine has claimed to have shut down 43 percent of Russia's refining capacity by early July, significantly disrupting the country's refining and export capabilities.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}