US EditionUkraine, Russia Trade Strikes After US Envoy Meets Putin
KRASNODAR KRAI, RUSSIA, AUG 7 – The strike ignited a gas condensate unit at the Afipsky refinery, which processes about 6 million metric tons of crude oil annually, as part of Ukraine's ongoing campaign against Russian energy targets.
- A Ukrainian drone strike early on August 7 sparked a fire at the Afipsky oil refinery in southern Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
- Kyiv targets Russia’s fossil fuel infrastructure, including this facility, to disrupt Kremlin funding for its war effort.
- The strike caused a fire at a facility involved in processing gas and gas condensate and was part of a widespread overnight drone attack across multiple Russian regions.
- According to Russia’s Defense Ministry, Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed a total of 82 Ukrainian drones during the night, with nine of these downed near Krasnodar Krai.
- The refinery, processing about 6.25 million tons annually or 2.1% of Russia's refining output, remains a key logistics hub and recurrent target.
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Ukraine, Russia Trade Strikes After US Envoy Meets Putin
Ukraine and Russia exchanged attacks a day after US special envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss the prospect of a potential cease-fire. Despite the talks being described as "productive," Russia launched dozens of drones over the Dnipropetrovsk region, according to Ukrainian officials. Meanwhile, a Russian oil refinery in the Krasnodar region was targeted by Ukrainian drones.
Massive Blaze at Russian Oil Refinery After Drone Strike—Military Base Also Hit
Drones struck multiple strategic targets inside Russia overnight, hitting an oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai, a military base in southern Russia, and two major rail stations in the Volgograd region, according to the Russian media outlet ASTRA on August 7. A massive fire broke out at the Afipsky Oil Refinery following the drone strike, engulfing a key gas and gas condensate processing unit. Local officials reported the blaze was extinguished by 8:…
Drones attacked the Afipa refinery in the Krasnodar Territory of Russia, there was a fire.
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