{"id":1206,"date":"2026-06-28T10:40:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T10:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=1206"},"modified":"2026-06-28T10:40:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T10:40:44","slug":"ukrainian-strike-sets-fire-to-an-oil-refinery-in-southern-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=1206","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian strike sets fire to an oil refinery in southern Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) \u2014 Ukraine kept up its heavy drone assault on Russia, setting fire to a major oil refinery in the south and killing at least two people, Russian authorities said Sunday. <\/p>\n

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Kyiv\u2019s campaign of massive long-range strikes<\/span> has choked Russian fuel supplies<\/span> and military deliveries, in what authorities call an attempt to bring the Kremlin to the negotiating table. <\/p>\n

Debris from downed Ukrainian drones sparked a blaze at the refinery in Slavyansk-na-Kubani, a town in Russia\u2019s Krasnodar region, east of occupied Crimea, according to Gov. Veniamin Kondratyev. The falling debris killed one person in Slavyansk and injured another in a nearby village, according to regional authorities.<\/p>\n

Photos and videos circulating on Russian social media showed a thick cloud of smoke over what users said was the Slavyansk refinery. The Associated Press was not immediately able to verify the images. <\/p>\n

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that Ukraine was behind the strike on Slavyansk. He also claimed that a second Russian refinery, in the Yaroslavl region around 700 kilometers (435 miles) from the Ukrainian border, was hit during the nighttime strikes. <\/p>\n

\u201cTonight, our \u2018long-range sanctions\u2019 reached two oil refineries in Russia,\u201d Zelenskyy wrote on the Telegram messaging app. \u201cEach (strike) means a reduction in the resources that fuel the Russian war machine, and another step toward peace.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Ukraine has markedly stepped up its long-range attacks<\/span> on Russian military industries and energy facilities in recent months, aiming to cut Moscow\u2019s revenue for its invasion \u2014 now in its fifth year \u2014 and make Russians feel the consequences. The campaign has helped stall Moscow\u2019s efforts on the battlefield and heap pressure on the Kremlin, according to Western officials. <\/p>\n

The Slavyansk site is one of southern Russia\u2019s major refineries, processing close to 4 million tons of crude per year, according to its operator\u2019s website. It is also a key source of petroleum products intended for export through Russia\u2019s Black Sea ports, including fuel oil, naphtha and marine fuel.<\/p>\n

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There were no immediate reports from Russian authorities about the Ukrainian strike on the refinery in the Yaroslavl region. Local Gov. Mikhail Evraev reported on Sunday morning that some roads between Moscow and the region\u2019s capital, Yaroslavl, were temporarily closed due to \u201can enemy attack by Ukrainian drones\u201d. <\/p>\n

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