Afipsky oil refinery burns again as Ukrainian drones return to Krasnodar Krai

Jun 11, 2026 - 08:04

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Ukrainian drones struck the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai overnight on 11 June, sparking a fire later extinguished, according to the Krasnodar Krai operational headquarters. The southern Russian plant, repeatedly targeted by Ukrainian strikes, supplies fuel to the Russian military.

Amid the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war, the Russian oil industry has been under sustained pressure from Ukrainian deep strikes, with gasoline rationing currently spreading across multiple regions and occupied territories. Output at Russian refineries has been falling on Rosstat's own index as repeated hits keep facilities offline.

A blaze at one of southern Russia's largest refineries

The Ukrainian Telegram channel Exilenova+ posted footage from local witnesses showing air defense fire and a blaze. The attack started after midnight, with residents reporting drone overflights and explosions at intervals of a few minutes.

Krasnodar Krai authorities claimed drone "debris" fell in the village of Afipsky and set the refinery on fire — Moscow's standard framing for Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy targets. The fire was out by 07:32 Moscow time, the operational headquarters later stated. Russian authorities reported no casualties at the plant itself.

The Afipsky plant is one of southern Russia's largest oil-processing facilities, with a capacity of over 6 million tons of crude a year. It produces gasoline, diesel, gas oil, vacuum gas oil, fuel oil, sulfur, and gas condensate distillates. The facility supplies fuel to the Russian army. Ukraine's General Staff has assessed that the refinery processes about 2.1% of Russia's total oil refining.

The plant runs two primary oil distillation units with capacities of 9,786 and 8,829 tons per day. It is export-oriented and does not currently produce gasoline or diesel for Russia's domestic market. Combined throughput at the Afipsky plant and the affiliated Krasnodar refinery reached 7.2 million tons in 2024. Another 3 million tons were processed in the first half of 2025.

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Third strike on Afipsky in 2026 amid wider drone campaign

Russia's Defense Ministry claimed its air defenses intercepted and destroyed 330 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory overnight, the Moscow Times reported. According to the ministry, drones were spotted over Bryansk, Kursk, Belgorod, Oryol, Smolensk, Kaluga, Tula, Tver, Vladimir, and Moscow oblasts, as well as Krasnodar Krai and occupied Crimea. Russian aviation regulator Rosaviatsia restricted operations at airports in Tambov, Krasnodar, Sochi, Gelendzhik, and Zhukovsky outside Moscow.

afipsky oil refinery burns again ukrainian drones return krasnodar krai · post smoke plume after drone strike russia 11 2026 пожежа на афіпському нпз в рф червня telegram-канал exilenova+ ukraine — Smoke plume after a Ukrainian drone strike on the Afipsky oil refinery, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, 11 June 2026. Photo: Exilenova+ Telegram channel

The 11 June raid was the third attack on the Afipsky refinery this year, following hits on 21 January and 14 March. During the March hit, drones damaged the AT-22/4 primary oil processing unit at Afipsky — the plant's refining starting point. Satellite imagery had previously confirmed structural damage from a November 2025 drone attack.