💥 Attack

Ukrainian strikes against the Albashneft Oil Refinery in Novominskaya, Krasnodar Krai on February 27-28 destroyed four RVS-5000 tanks and damaged three RVS-2000 tanks, pipelines, and an underground tank.

Ilsky, Krasnodar Krai
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Ukrainian strikes destroyed four RVS-5000 tanks and damaged three RVS-2000 tanks at the Albashneft Oil Refinery

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Ilsky refinery (Krasnodar Krai) was struck - one of the key refineries in southern Russia, important for supplying fuel to Russian forces in southern Ukraine, particularly Crimea

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

An oil refinery in the village of Novominskaya in Russia's Krasnodar Krai caught fire on Feb. 28 following a drone attack

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Falling debris from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ignited the blaze

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Flames engulfed one of the tanks at the facility and burned an adjacent area of about 150 square meters

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Thirty-nine firefighters were deployed to extinguish the blaze. No casualties have been reported.

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

During the night of 28 February, an oil refinery caught fire in Novominskaya stanitsa in Kanevskoy District of Russia's Krasnodar Krai as a result of a drone attack. The operational headquarters of Krasnodar Krai added that the refinery fire covered 150 square meters.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:39.135Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-2-2026