Ukrainian drones torch Rosneft giant, hit multiple targets deep in Russia / The New Voice of Ukraine

Ukrainian forces have successfully struck the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia's southern Krasnodar Krai and the Kuibyshev refinery, Rosneft’s largest oil industry enterprise in Samara Oblast, the General Staff reported on Telegram on Aug. 28, confirming earlier media reports.

The attacks were carried out by the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), the Security Service (SBU), Special Operations Forces (SOF), and Unmanned Systems Forces.

The full extent of the damage is being verified. The Afipsky refinery is on fire.

According to industry sources, the Afipsky refinery together with the Krasnodar refinery processed 7.2 million metric tons of crude oil in 2024 and 3 million tons from January to June 2025.

The Kuibyshev refinery produces gasoline, diesel fuel, fuel oil, solvents, and other petroleum products, with an annual capacity of seven million tons of oil. Eyewitnesses report explosions and fires at the enterprise.

Ukrainian drones torch key Russian refineries in Krasnodar and Samara