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Drones attack port and oil refinery in Russia's Tuapse
The Krasnodar Krai region in Russia has once again come under attack by unidentified drones. Locals are reporting shelling of the port in Tuapse, and there are also reports of an attack on an oil refinery, according to OSINT networks and Russian media. Telegram channels are posting photos and videos of drones arriving in Tuapse at the specified targets, in which the sound of drones and air defense systems can be heard, as well as explosions from collisions with targets. The footage then shows a fire breaking out after the attack, with thick plumes of smoke visible above the site. "Our subscribers are reporting a series of explosions in the sky over the Krasnodar Krai. Explosions are rocking Tuapse, Gelendzhik, and Anapa. Residents report several dozen explosions after midnight—air defense is most active in the Tuapse area. Currently, there is no information about casualties or damage," reported one of the Russian public groups. At 4:42 a.m., another video of the fire in Tuapse has appeared online, showing the port and oil refinery under Russian attack. The footage shows numerous pockets of flame that will not be easy to extinguish. Veniamin Kondratyev, governor of the Krasnodar Krai, has already confirmed the attack on Tuapse on Monday night. "Tuapse suffered another massive drone attack tonight... A fire broke out at the seaport," he writes. Drones attack port and oil refinery in Russia's Tuapse pic.twitter.com/8uI0b4i1Vb— RBC-Ukraine (@NewsUkraineRBC) April 20, 2026 Just a few days ago, strikes were recorded at the port and oil depot in Tuapse, where oil tanks caught fire. At that time, at least two oil tanks at the Tuapse Oil Refinery were on fire. April 16 marks one of the largest attacks on the Tuapse Oil Refinery; the fire at the plant could not be extinguished for a long time. Drone attacks on the Krasnodar Krai and Tuapse in particular occur regularly; the Ukrainian Armed Forces have already claimed responsibility for the damage at the port and the oil refinery. Last December, an attack was carried out on the oil refinery in Tuapse—at that time, both the port and the refinery itself were on fire. Before that, in November, drones struck the oil loading infrastructure of a Russian federal-level commercial seaport located on the Black Sea coast in Tuapse Bay. Strikes on the Tuapse oil refinery and port had been recorded several times before this, throughout 2024–2025. The Russian budget is losing millions of dollars every month due to Ukra...
Massive Drone Wave Targets Russian Oil Refineries and Ports ... - KyivPost
A massive wave of drone strikes targeted Russian energy infrastructure across multiple regions overnight Friday to Saturday, causing fires at several major oil refineries and port facilities. In the Samara region, the Syzran and Novokuibyshevsk oil refineries were hit by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Monitoring Telegram channels ASTRA and Exilenova+ reported a fire at an ELOU-AVT-6 refining unit in Novokuibyshevsk, with satellite imagery showing thick black smoke over the facility.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. While Governor Vyacheslav Fedoryshchev confirmed the drone activity, he only noted that one drone fell near a local maternity hospital, shattering windows but causing no casualties. The two targeted plants combined process over 16 million tons of oil annually. Simultaneously, a fire broke out at an oil depot in the Tikhoretsk district of the Krasnodar region. Local emergency services deployed 224 personnel and 56 pieces of equipment to contain the blaze, DW reported. The Novokuybyshevsk Oil Refinery processes over 8.8 million tons of crude oil per year, while the Syzran Oil Refinery processes between 7 and 8.9 million tons. Both refineries have already been targeted by drone attacks. Further strikes were reported in occupied Sevastopol, where a large-scale fire erupted at an oil depot near Cape Manganari following an attack that lasted over two hours. In the Leningrad region, Governor Alexander Drozdenko reported that 27 drones were intercepted during an attack on the port of Vysotsk, where a fire broke out at a terminal. The strikes prompted the “Kovyor” (Carpet) emergency plan at airports in Saratov, Penza, Samara, and Ulyanovsk, while Pskov airport faced temporary flight restrictions. Other Topics of Interest Russia Says Foiled Bomb Plot Against Telecoms Officials Amid Online Curbs The FSB security agency said Friday that a “terrorist attack against Roskomnadzor’s leadership, planned to involve a car bombing with an explosive device, was prevented.” The overnight campaign follows a series of successful Ukrainian strikes on Baltic Sea export hubs, including Ust-Luga and Primorsk. Kyiv has framed these operations as a strategic effort to reduce Russia’s oil export revenue and respond to Moscow’s attacks on Ukrainian cities. Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office, previously noted that targeting Russian oil terminals strengthens Ukraine’s position in negotiations. In response ...
Ukraine hits Russia's Tuapse oil refinery again with drone strike
The Ukrainian military hit Russia's Tuapse oil refinery in a second attack in less than a week, Kyiv's drone forces commander Robert Brovdi said on the Telegram app on Monday. Russian officials said that a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's Black Sea port of Tuapse sparked a fire and killed at least ...
Tuapse refinery fire burns for third day after drone strike - MSN
A Ukrainian drone strike on Tuapse's major oil refinery has left the Russian Black Sea city blanketed in toxic smoke for three days, with air quality readings showing dangerous levels of benzene ...
