Ukraine's military said it struck Russia's Ilsky oil refinery in the Krasnodar region on Saturday, part of a broadening campaign of drone attacks against Russian energy infrastructure that has prompted Moscow to impose temporary export restrictions on gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel.
Krasnodar Governor Veniamin Kondratiev said drone attacks affected two facilities in the region. The Krasnodar operational headquarters reported three people were killed and two injured at the Ilsky refinery, which has an annual design capacity of roughly 6.6 million tons and is located about 850 kilometres southeast of Kyiv. Bloomberg reported the initial strike information and noted it could not independently verify claims made by either side.
Ukraine's General Staff and Air Force said their forces hit the refinery after Russia launched 173 drones overnight, including more than 50 jet-powered models, with attacks continuing into Saturday. Russia's Defence Ministry said it intercepted and destroyed 645 Ukrainian drones overnight and added that Russian forces had attacked a data processing centre in Kyiv, a dry cargo vessel in the Black Sea, and targets in Odesa and the surrounding region.
Kyiv has stepped up strikes on Russian refineries aimed at disrupting the production and sale of petroleum products. The sustained pressure has contributed to fuel supply disruptions in Russia, leading authorities to temporarily restrict most exports of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel.
The attacks come against a backdrop of broader supply risks to global petroleum markets from the conflict in the Middle East, compounding uncertainty around refining output and fuel availability.
