Russia was attacked at night by several dozen drones, the Ministry of Defense reported. 19 of them were shot down or intercepted; the military did not provide a total number.
According to the Ministry of Defense, six drones were shot down over the Black Sea, and two more in the Krasnodar Territory. In the Bryansk region, five were shot down, in the Kursk region — two, and in the neighboring Oryol region — four drones.
In Kuban, during the attack, at about 02:00 Moscow time, a fire started at the Ilsky oil refinery. The regional government clarified that the fire was extinguished two hours later.
Astra writes that eyewitnesses heard explosions before the fire. The SHOT telegram channel associated with Life.ru directly claims that the refinery was attacked by a drone. In May 2023, the plant was already attacked three times by drones, one of the attacks led to a fuel tank catching fire.
One drone was intercepted in the industrial zone of Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod region, said Mayor Ivan Noskov. Drones, according to Astra, were also shot down near the Afipsky oil refinery in the Krasnodar region and the Transneft oil depot in the village of Steel Horse in the Oryol region. According to preliminary data, there are no fires or destruction.
Updated at 12:24. Added details about other attack targets.