Russian channels on the “Telegram” application reported that drones attacked, on the night from Thursday to Friday, a number of facilities in the Krasnodar Territory in Russia. A fire broke out near the military airport in Yeysk, where planes dropping missiles on Ukraine take off.
Yeysk residents reported on social media that they heard explosions, and also posted recordings showing the flames, according to the Russian Astra Telegram channel.
The Ukraińska Pravda portal reported that there is a military airport in Yeysk, from which planes drop missiles on Ukraine. MiG-29, Su-33 and other fighters are stationed here.
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Explosions were also heard in the area of the village of Avibsky in the Krasnodar Territory, where the refinery is located.
Operations staff in Krasnodar Krai reported that several areas were being attacked “on a large scale” by drones. He stated that the attack near Jeske was “repulsed”. Later, a statement from the headquarters stated that one of the drones fell on the headquarters of the Ilsky refinery. Two people were allegedly injured.
The independent Moscow Times website reported that the Ilsky refinery is one of the largest factories of this type in southern Russia. Its production capacity is more than six million tons of oil annually. Since the beginning of the year, Ukraine has attacked this factory twice – at the beginning of February and the end of April – the Moscow Times reported.
The Ministry of Defense in Moscow reported that 114 drones were “destroyed” overnight: 70 over Crimea and the Black Sea, 43 over the Krasnodar Territory and one over the Volgograd region.
Ukrainska Pravda, Moscow Times, tvn24.pl
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