Sochi Airport Limits Flights and Rosneft Halts Refueling After Ukrainian Drone Strikes
Lukoil is now the only refueler at the airport after drone strikes damaged fuel sites and forced airlines to confirm slots in advance.
- Following overnight Ukrainian drone strikes, Sochi International Airport restricted aircraft refueling to LLC Lukoil and limited incoming flights, disrupting operations for more than 11 hours.
- Drone strikes ignited two fuel depots near Sochi, including one about 100 meters from airport grounds, after physical anti-drone barriers failed to protect the sites.
- About 90 planes missed scheduled landings or takeoffs, and 27 inbound flights were canceled, while Notice directives designated Lukoil as the sole authorized fuel provider.
- Krasnodar Governor Veniamin Kondratyev warned of potential gas station supply complications, while Rospotrebnadzor began measuring air quality after residents reported thick black smoke.
- Russia experienced 2,182 temporary airport shutdowns from June through August, surpassing the 1,923 total closures recorded throughout 2025, amid escalating drone operations straining energy infrastructure.
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Only one operator is now allowed to refuel aircraft. Following the overnight attack on the Sochi oil depot, airlines have been restricted from refueling aircraft at the city's airport. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing the publication "Verstka." What has changed for airlines? According to a NOTAM, refueling at Sochi Airport is now handled exclusively by the fuel operator LUKOIL for technical reasons—airlines must separately confirm refuel…
At Sochi airport, refueling of aircraft was restricted after an attack on an oil baseAfter a UAV attack and a fire on an oil base at Sochi airport, refueling of aircraft was restricted. Acceptance and release are also temporarily limited Vessels.
More than 100 flights delayed or canceled at Sochi airport after drone attack, plane refueling restricted
Sochi’s airport operated under restrictions for more than 11 hours after an overnight Ukrainian drone attack, with some flights diverted to other cities and the rest delayed or canceled. The strikes set two fuel depots on fire, one of which sits about 100 meters (330 feet) from the airport grounds, and blanketed the city’s sky in thick black smoke.
Sochi Airport Limits Flights and Rosneft Halts Refueling After Ukrainian Drone Strikes
Operations at Sochi International Airport have been severely disrupted following overnight drone strikes, forcing a subsidiary of state oil giant Rosneft to halt aircraft refueling services and prompting strict limits on incoming flights, an independent Russian news outlet ASTRA reported on September 3.
It happened after the attack on the oil base.
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