Ukrainian drones strike oil refinery, port in Russia's Krasnodar region

Moscow: Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery and a port overnight in Russia's southern Krasnodar region, causing injuries and damage, ‌local authorities ⁠said ⁠on Saturday.

In a statement on Telegram, Krasnodar authorities said three people had been injured in a strike on Port Kavkaz, which ships grains ⁠and LPG ‌and lies on the Kerch Strait opposite ⁠Crimea.

A service vessel and the pier ​complex had been damaged, ​according to the statement.


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Authorities said in a separate statement a fire had broken out at the region's ‌Afipsky oil refinery after a drone struck ​the facility.

Russia's Defence ⁠Ministry said it had downed 87 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 31 over the Sea of Azov and 16 over the Krasnodar region.