Ukraine Continues Targeting Russian Energy Infrastructure Amid Escalating Conflict A Ukrainian drone strike on a key Russian energy facility in the Krasnodar region has intensified the ongoing campaign against Russian oil and gas infrastructure, with the attack sparking fires and resulting in one confirmed fatality. The strike targeted the Tamanneftegaz terminal, described by Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) as the largest liquefied hydrocarbon transshipment complex in southern Russia. According to Russian authorities, the attack damaged the facility in the Temryuk district, with debris from the drone igniting fires in part of the site. Local Governor Veniamin Kondratyev reported the incident on Telegram, though details remained scarce. The SBU claimed the strike hit five fuel tanks and two oil loading stands, causing fires in the terminal’s freight transport depot and storage areas. The attack is part of a broader Ukrainian strategy to disrupt Russian energy infrastructure, which has become a critical component of the war effort. Over the past four years, Ukraine has launched numerous strikes against refineries, depots, and pipelines, significantly straining Russia’s economy. Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged the damage caused by Ukrainian strikes in a recent statement, admitting they “are causing us damage,” but emphasized that Russia would recover swiftly and retaliate against Ukrainian infrastructure. This escalation underscores the growing intensity of the conflict, with both sides targeting each other’s economic and military capabilities. Separate from the Tamanneftegaz strike, Ukraine’s military claimed to have hit an oil processing and pumping facility near Kotovo in the Volgograd region, leading to a fire in an industrial area.#russia #ukraine #krasnodar_region #tamanneftegaz #sbu
Ukrainian Drone Strike Kills 1, Injures 3 in Southern Russia A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person and injured three in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region, local officials reported Saturday, marking another escalation in Kyiv’s campaign of strikes targeting military and energy infrastructure deep within Russia. The strike, which occurred in the village of Volna, damaged a Black Sea export terminal that transports crude oil, petroleum products, and liquefied gas, according to Russian news outlets. Local Governor Veniamin Kondratyev confirmed the incident but provided no further details, while debris from the attack sparked a fire at the facility. Ukraine’s General Staff did not comment on the Krasnodar strike but disclosed that its forces had launched attacks on an oil preparation and pumping station in Russia’s Volgograd region overnight. Additionally, Ukrainian forces targeted Russian-occupied areas in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine. These strikes align with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s recent claims that Ukrainian forces had hit several military and energy infrastructure sites inside Russia, including a facility in Cheboksary, Chuvashiya region, which he alleged supplied components for Russian drones and missiles. Zelenskyy announced that Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo long-range missiles had struck the Cheboksary facility, located over 900 kilometers from the front line. The attack comes amid ongoing tensions between Ukraine and Russia, with both sides relying heavily on long-range strikes to counter each other’s advances. The front line, which has remained largely static for over four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion, has been hindered by swarms of drones, forcing both nations to escalate their use of precision weaponry.#russia #ukraine #krasnodar_region #volgograd_region #donetsk_region
