Ukrainian drones strike Russian port, killing 1 and setting oil refinery on fire
Ukrainian drones struck the port of Tuapse overnight on April 20, killing one person and injuring another, Krasnodar Krai Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said. A fire broke out at the seaport, he wrote on social media. The Krasnodar Krai prosecutor’s office announced that the port’s transport infrastructure had been damaged, the Russian news agency Interfax reported.
Fuel storage tanks at the Tuapse oil refinery had caught fire, journalists from the independent Telegram channel Astra reported, geolocating photos and videos from witnesses.
Ukrainian Telegram channels reported that oil infrastructure in Tuapse had been hit by the drones and published photos and videos showing a large fire at the refinery.
Drones had previously struck Tuapse on April 16, setting off a major fire at the refinery. The regional emergency task force reported on April 19 that the blaze had been extinguished.
Russia’s Defense Ministry announced that 112 Ukrainian drones had been shot down overnight on April 20, including over Krasnodar Krai.
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