Ukrainian drone strikes set Afipsky refinery ablaze, halt production at Kuibyshev plant and disrupt fuel supplies to Crimea

Coordinated strikes on energy infrastructure

Ukraine’s military confirmed that overnight drone attacks targeted the Afipsky oil refinery in the southern Russian region of Krasnodar and the Kuibyshev refinery in Samara. The Afipsky plant caught fire, though the blaze was extinguished by morning without casualties at the site. The Ukrainian General Staff described the facility as one of the largest in southern Russia, with an annual processing capacity of 6.25 million tonnes, and said it produces diesel, gasoline, fuel oil and other products used for military logistics.

Civilian impact in Krasnodar

Debris from intercepted drones fell on residential areas in the city of Krasnodar, wounding three people and damaging apartment blocks. Regional governor Veniamin Kondratiev confirmed the injuries and the fire at the Afipsky refinery. The Russian defence ministry announced that air defences had intercepted 330 drones over Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk and occupied Crimea during the night, one of the highest nightly totals reported.

Kuibyshev refinery halts all crude processing

Separately, industry sources told Reuters that the Kuibyshev refinery in the Samara region stopped operations completely after a drone attack on the night of 9–10 June. Both primary distillation units, CDU-4 and CDU-5, each with a capacity of about 10,000 tonnes per day (73,000 barrels per day), were taken offline. In 2024 the plant processed 4.7 million tonnes of crude and produced 800,000 tonnes of gasoline, 1.4 million tonnes of diesel and 1.3 million tonnes of fuel oil. The halt follows earlier drone strikes on other Samara refineries, with the Syzran plant still out of service since 21 May and the Novokuibyshevsk refinery running at reduced capacity after an 18 April attack.

Fuel rationing in Crimea

Mikhail Razvozhaev, the Russian-installed governor of Sevastopol in occupied Crimea, announced that petrol trucks had been unable to reach the city because of Ukrainian attacks on supply routes, forcing a delay in the distribution of rationing coupons. The announcement coincided with remarks from President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that Kyiv’s prolonged campaign against Russian and annexed-territory energy resources had proven effective.

The long campaign of Kyiv against energy resources in Russia and annexed territories has proven its effectiveness.

Ukrainian long-range weapons and strategic aims

Ukrainian media reported the use of a new cruise missile, called “Flamingo,” which can reach speeds of up to 950 km/h and has a range of up to 3,000 kilometres. Kyiv continues to expand its deep-strike capability as a way of degrading the fuel supply chains that support Russian forces. The Afipsky refinery has been hit several times since 2022, underlining the sustained effort to erode Moscow’s hydrocarbon revenues and logistical backbone.