Russian oil refinery partially suspends operations after drone attack, as thermal energy plants are damaged in Ukraine

A Russian oil refinery in the Krasnodar region was impacted by a suspected Ukrainian drone attack on Saturday, according to local officials.

A Russian oil refinery in the southern Krasnodar region was impacted by a suspected Ukrainian drone attack on Saturday, according to local officials. Regional governor Veniamin Kondratyev said Kyiv had launched the drones in the early hours of Saturday morning. Russian state media outlet TASS reported that the oil refinery, in Slavyansk-on-Kuban in Krasnodar Krai, had partially suspended operations, citing Eduard Trudnev, security director for the Slavyansk ECO Group, which runs the facility. Trudnev said work at the plant had been “partially suspended” after 10 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) flew into the refinery, causing a fire to break out. “The presence of hidden damage is possible,” said Trudnev. Russia’s Ministry of Defense said on Saturday that Kyiv had launched 66 drones to attack the Krasnodar region, but all were intercepted.