💥 Attack

Ukrainian Security Service drones struck the Kushchevsk military airfield and the Slavyansk Oil Refinery in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.

May 19, 2024 Kushchevskaya, Krasnodar Krai

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Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

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Security Service of Ukraine (organization) Kushchevsk military airfield (location) Slavyansk Oil Refinery (location) Unmanned Systems Forces (organization) Kushchevskaya military airbase (location) Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces (military_unit) Kushchyovskaya airfield (location) Su-27 (weapon_system) Su-34 (weapon_system) Ukrainian security forces (organization) Slovyansk-on-Kuban refinery (location) Kushchyovsky military airfield (location) Russian forces (organization) SBU (organization) Unmanned Systems Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Kushchevskaya airfield (military_unit) Su-25 (weapon_system) MiG-29 (weapon_system) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Russian Aerospace Forces (military_unit) Kushchevsk airfield (location) Russian Ministry of Defence (organization) Russian Krasnodar Territory Operations Centre (organization) Strike UAV (weapon_system) Novorossiysk Port (location) Russian Air Defence (military_unit) Veniamin Kondratiev (person) Ukrainian Drones (weapon_system) Tuapse Oil Refinery (location)

Source Reports

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Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

On the night of May 19, drones of the Security Service of Ukraine struck the Kushchevsk military airfield and the Slavyansk Oil Refinery in the Krasnodar Krai of the Russian Federation.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

The attack targeted the airbase where dozens of aircraft including Su-34s, Su-25s, Su-27s, and MiG-29s were stationed

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

The Slovyansk-on-Kuban refinery... is one of the biggest in southern Russia. Six drones fell on the territory of the Slovyansk-on-Kuban refinery... and forced it to halt operations

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

SBU and Unmanned Systems Forces struck Kushchevskaya airfield with drones on May 19

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Airfield hosts Su-34, Su-25, Su-27, MiG-29 aircraft

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian drones damaged at least two Russian fighters, Su-27 and Su-34, at Kushchevsk airfield on the night of 19 May, confirmed by satellite imagery.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:17:06.693Z

Source story: 3866155-drone-attacks-oil-depot-in-belgorod-region