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Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's Tuapse port kills two, including teenage girl, governor says
Emergency crews battled fires at the Tuapse Oil Refinery as officials said a woman and child were among the dead and five others were injured.
- On Thursday, April 16, 2026, Ukrainian drones struck the Tuapse Oil Refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai, igniting fires visible over the port city during an overnight attack.
- Processing about 12 million tons of petroleum products annually, the Rosneft-owned refinery ranks among the 10 largest in Russia, supplying automobile gasoline and diesel fuel to the military.
- Krasnodar Krai Governor Veniamin Kondratyev reported an "enterprise in the seaport area" was struck by drone debris, with the attack killing two children, ages 5 and 14, in Tuapse.
- Reporting on April 15, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi noted Ukraine hit 76 industrial targets in March, including 15 oil refineries, as forces expand campaigns against Russian infrastructure.
- Strikes also hit Sterlitamak in Bashkortostan on April 15, where regional head Radiy Khabirov confirmed drones targeted an industrial zone more than 1,500 kilometers from the front line.
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The target of the Ukrainian attack was a large oil refinery in the port of Tuapse.
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One of Russia's key oil installations has been hit.
Tuapse Oil Refinery in Flames After Drone Strike Hits Russia’s Black Sea Port
A drone strike triggered a major fire at an oil refinery in Tuapse, in Russia’s Krasnodar region, after fuel storage tanks ignited on site, according to Russian outlet Astra and imagery shared by the OSINT community Exilenova+ on April 16. Regional authorities confirmed that unmanned aerial vehicles targeted the facility overnight. Local residents reported hearing multiple explosions, with videos circulating online showing large-scale fires burn…
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