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Ukrainian drone attack on Russian oil refinery causes major fire, officials say

A Ukrainian drone attack has caused a “large-scale fire” at ‌Russia’s Tuapse oil refinery on the Black Sea, forcing the evacuation of nearby buildings, local…

By Samantha Johnson / April 28, 2026

A Ukrainian drone attack has caused a “large-scale fire” at ‌Russia’s Tuapse oil refinery on the Black Sea, forcing the evacuation of nearby buildings, local officials said on Tuesday.

The Rosneft-owned refinery delivers oil products mainly for exports but operations have been halted since April 16 following an earlier drone attack, industry sources said.

Ukraine did not immediately comment ⁠on the reports.

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Kyiv has stepped up strikes on Russia since March, with ‌US-brokered talks on the war in Ukraine on pause and Washington mainly focusing on the Iran war.

“Another serious incident has occurred ‌in Tuapse. A large-scale fire broke out at an oil refinery after ⁠a drone attack,” ⁠said Veniamin Kondratiev, the governor of the wider Krasnodar region, on Telegram on Tuesday.

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The head of ‌the Tuapse district, Sergei Boyko, ordered the evacuation of streets near the refinery because of the ‌danger of the ‌fire spreading.

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