INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Authorities in southern Russias Krasnodar area said Monday that a big fire at the Tuapse oil refinery was extinguished 3 days after a
Ukrainian drone attacked the facility.The fire has been put out at the Tuapse oil complex, Tuapse community district head Sergei Boyko wrote
Firemens have the circumstance under control.Krasnodar area Governor Veniamin Kondratyevsaid the fire spread throughout more than 1,000
square meters however caused no injuries when the refinery was assaulted Friday.The Tuapse refinery is among Russias largest, with anannual
processing capacityof 12 million metric tons of oil, according to Andriy Kovalenko, spokesperson for Ukraines National Security and Defense
Councils Countering Disinformation Center.Ukraine has repeatedly targeted Russian energy infrastructure in long-range drone strikes, which
it describes as retaliation for Moscows missile attacks that have actually crippled its power grid and left millions without
electricity.Meanwhile, Russias Defense Ministry stated its air defense systems obstructed or ruined 72 Ukrainian drones over nine Russian
regions in between Sunday night and Monday morning.A mass drone attack targeted a fuel and energy complex in southern Russias Astrakhan
Russias Defense Ministry said 13 drones assaulted the area overnight.A fire broke out at the center due to falling drone pieces, Astrakhan
region Governor Igor Babushkin wrote on Telegram.
