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Ukrainian Drone Strike Sets Russia's Black Sea Oil Facility Ablaze
Officials said the strike damaged port infrastructure and refinery fuel tanks, while Russia’s Defense Ministry said 112 Ukrainian drones were shot down.
- On Monday, April 20, Ukrainian drones struck the port of Tuapse, killing one man and injuring another, Krasnodar Krai Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said. A fire broke out at the seaport.
- The Rosneft-owned Tuapse refinery processes 12 million metric tons of oil annually, serving as a vital export artery for Russian energy. This marks the second strike in less than a week, following a major fire on Thursday.
- Russia's Defense Ministry announced that 112 Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight. Tuapse Mayor Sergei Boyko noted that strikes hit several locations across the port's export terminal, where debris damaged a gas pipeline, a church, and two schools.
- NASA satellite imagery captured a plume of black smoke extending several dozen kilometers east from the port on Monday afternoon. Ukraine's drone forces commander Robert Brovdi confirmed the military struck the facility, one of Russia's key Black Sea export hubs.
- These attacks reflect Ukraine's escalating campaign against Russian energy infrastructure, aiming to deprive the Kremlin of revenue from soaring oil prices. The regional emergency task force reported the blaze was extinguished by Sunday, April 19.
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At least one person was killed in a major drone attack on the port and oil refinery in the southern Russian port city of Tuapse, Russian authorities report.
·Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Ukrainian Drone Attack Sets Tuapse Port Ablaze, Killing At Least 1
A Ukrainian drone attack on the Black Sea port of Tuapse killed at least one person and ignited multiple fires at a major export terminal on Monday, the second strike to damage the strategic energy hub in less than a week.
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