Ukrainian Drones Strike Tuapse Refinery, Killing One

Ukrainian drones targeted the Tuapse oil refinery and seaport in Russia's southern Krasnodar region overnight on April 20, igniting a major fire, killing one person and injuring another, local authorities reported. The strike marked the second assault on the facility in less than a week, highlighting the intensifying campaign against Russian energy infrastructure amid the ongoing war.

Krasnodar Governor Veniamin Kondratiev confirmed the attack in a Telegram post, stating that debris from the drones damaged windows in several buildings, including an elementary school, kindergarten, museum, church and apartment block, as well as a gas pipeline. "One man died. Another one was injured, he is receiving all the necessary medical care," Kondratiev said. Video footage circulating on social media showed large flames at the site, with reports indicating at least two storage tanks were hit. The Tuapse refinery, operated by state-owned Rosneft, is Russia's only oil processing facility on the Black Sea coast and ranks among the country's top 10 largest, with a capacity to refine up to 12 million tons of crude oil annually. Most of its output, including fuel oil and diesel, is exported...