💥 Attack
Massive fire at Afipskiy oil refinery caused by Ukrainian long-range drones.
Afipskiy, Krasnodar Krai
Verified Independently confirmed by 3 sources
Stefan Korshak (Substack) Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent
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Afipsky oil refinery (location) long-range drones (weapon_system) Ukrainian General Staff (organization) Russian 76th Separate Repair and Restoration Battalion (military_unit) Military unit number 61661 (location) Ukrainian drones (weapon_system) Krasnodar Krai (location) Afipskiy oil refinery (location) Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces (organization) Slavyansk-on-Kuban military facility (location) Novorossiysk (location) HUR (organization) Unmanned Systems Forces (military_unit) Ukrainian military (military_unit)
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) →
Source tone: likely
Massive fire at Afipskiy oil refinery caused by Ukrainian long-range drones.
Institute for the Study of War →
Source tone: certain
Ukrainian drones struck the Afipsky Oil Refinery
Kyiv Independent →
Source tone: certain
Ukrainian drones previously hit the refinery on Aug. 7 and 28, forcing the shutdown of one facility.
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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.167Z
Source story: day-1268a-2025-08-17