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Tuapse oil refinery reportedly targeted in fifth attack this spring

Explosions were reported overnight in Tuapse, with one blast likely occurring near a local oil refinery, according to OSINT analysis by the Telegram channel Astra on May 27.

27 May, 10:37 AM

Russia says Ukrainian drones carry oil tanks to produce extra smoke

Veniamin Kondratyev, governor of Russia’s Krasnodar Krai claimed Ukrainian drones have been fitted with extra tanks of mazut, a heavy fuel oil, to create dramatic flames and smoke when they are shot down, describing it as a psychological attack.

2 May, 02:11 AM

SBU confirms new drone strike on Tuapse port and oil refinery

Drones operated by the Alpha special operations unit of Ukraine’s Security Service, together with military intelligence and other defense forces, struck infrastructure at the Tuapse seaport and oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, the SBU said on May 1.

1 May, 05:06 PM

Ukraine pushes drone war deeper into Russia with strikes over 1,500 kilometers away

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service chief Yevhenii Khmara briefed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on long-range drone strikes deep inside Russia, Zelenskyy said on April 29.

29 April, 01:41 PM

Smoke from Tuapse oil fire chokes several Russian cities

Thick black smoke from a burning oil refinery in Russia’s Black Sea port of Tuapse stretches 380 kilometers and has covered three sizable cities by April 28 evening, as seen on EUMETSAT imagery reviewed by NV.

28 April, 07:57 PM

Ukraine confirms third strike on Tuapse refinery tied to Moscow’s war machine

Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck the Tuapse oil refinery in the Russian city of Tuapse in Krasnodar Krai for the third time in a month, the force said on April 28, releasing footage of the attack.

28 April, 01:12 PM

Authorities evacuate Tuapse residents as local oil refinery burns - video

A partial evacuation of residents living near Tuapse oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai is underway as a massive fire rages following a drone attack, regional authorities reported on April 28.

28 April, 11:50 AM

Tuapse oil slick nears Putin’s Gelendzhik palace

The Black Sea oil spill caused by Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian port infrastructure in Tuapse is drifting, appearing 30 kilometers away from dictator Vladimir Putin’s palatial residence in Gelendzhik, environmental monitoring project Transparent World reported on April 27.

27 April, 09:52 PM

Oil falls like rain over Russia’s Tuapse after refinery strike — photo

Oil fell like rain over the Russian city of Tuapse after a drone attack set a refinery on fire, Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, said on April 23 as he published photos.

23 April, 11:39 AM

Tuapse refinery smoke spans over 300 km after drone strikes

A NASA Worldview satellite image indicates that after Ukrainian drone attacks, smoke from burning oil storage tanks in Tuapse stretched more than 300 kilometers and reached the city of Stavropol, Radio Liberty reported on April 21.

21 April, 07:15 PM

Satellite images show fire at Tuapse refinery after new Ukrainian drone strike

Satellite images have captured a new fire at the tank farm of the Tuapse oil refinery following a second consecutive Ukrainian drone strike, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported on Apr. 20.

20 April, 07:12 PM

Fire still raging at Tuapse Oil Refinery after Ukrainian strike, OSINT analysts say

A fire continues to rage at the Tuapse oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai after a Ukrainian Defense Forces strike overnight into April 20, OSINT analysts from Astra reported.

20 April, 04:55 PM

Ukraine strikes Tuapse refinery, landing ships, fuel base and ammo depots – General Staff

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck several key Russian targets overnight, including an oil refinery in Tuapse, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said on Apr. 20.

20 April, 04:09 PM

Fire grows at Tuapse refinery after strike

A large fire intensified in Tuapse in southern Russia after a likely overnight strike on an oil refinery on Apr. 16.

16 April, 03:39 PM

Explosions rock Rosneft oil refinery in southern Russia - video

A series of explosions rocked the Black Sea coast of Russia's Krasnodar Krai amid an alleged Ukrainian drone attack on the night of April 16, Russian media reported.

16 April, 08:07 AM

How Ukraine could use U.S. Tomahawk missiles and how many it would need – expert

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said the United States should step up pressure on Vladimir Putin and urged Donald Trump to “begin the process of providing Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles,” while Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces serviceman Oleksandr Musiienko discussed on Radio NV why Kyiv would need the missiles and what could shape a U.S. decision on Feb. 4.

4 February, 06:21 PM

Drones attack Tuapse port and oil refinery, fires break out - video

In Russia’s Tuapse, drones attacked the port and an oil refinery overnight, sparking fires, local officials wrote on Dec. 31.

31 December 2025, 09:36 AM

Sea drones set Russia’s Tuapse port ablaze

A fire broke out in the Russian Black Sea port of Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai, amid Nov. 10 reports on social media of an overnight attack by sea drones.

10 November 2025, 09:16 AM

Ukrainian forces strike Russian Tuapse oil terminal in Krasnodar Krai, says General Staff

Ukrainian forces struck the Tuapse oil refinery infrastructure in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, the Ukrainian General Staff reported on Nov. 2.

2 November 2025, 05:54 PM

Massive drone attack hits Russia, causing fires in Tuapse and explosions in Kursk and Alchevsk

A massive drone attack shook parts of Russia, with residents in multiple oblasts reporting explosions and the sound of unmanned aerial vehicles on Nov. 2.

2 November 2025, 12:09 PM

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