31.12.2025
On the night of December 31, powerful explosions rocked the city of Tuapse, Krasnodar Territory, Russia. According to preliminary information, the target of the attack was a local oil refinery.
A major fire broke out in the city after a UAV raid . Monitoring Telegram channels are reporting this.
Attack details
Local residents confirmed that suicide drones attacked an oil depot in Tuapse at night, causing a fire on the territory of the enterprise.
The Krasnodar Krai operational headquarters later commented on the attack. Russian officials complained that in Tuapse, a pier at the port, a refinery, and a gas pipe in a residential area were damaged as a result of the UAV attack.
“As a result of the UAV attack in Tuapse, two people were injured, 5 houses, one of the berths in the port and equipment at the refinery were damaged. The injured were hospitalized, there is no threat to life, doctors are providing all necessary assistance. The glazing in 4 apartment buildings and one private house was damaged. The municipality will provide residents with assistance in restoration. The fire was quickly extinguished on one of the berths. The fire was also extinguished on the territory of the refinery –
on an area of 300 square meters. meters. 64 people and 16 pieces of equipment were involved in the work, including employees of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia for the Krasnodar Territory,” the report says.
What is known about the company?
Tuapse Oil Refinery (REF) is one of the oldest and most significant enterprises in the Russian oil industry, part of Rosneft. The plant occupies a strategic position on the Black Sea coast, which determines its key role both in exports and in providing fuel to the nearest regions.
After a large-scale modernization, the design refining capacity is about 12 million tons of oil per year (approximately 240 thousand barrels per day). The refinery produces straight-run gasoline, diesel fuel, fuel oil and vacuum gas oil.
About 90% of production was traditionally exported through the Tuapse Sea Terminal. The main markets are Turkey, China, Malaysia and Singapore.
The Tuapse refinery is a key link in the fuel and lubricants supply chain for the forces operating in the southern direction and in the occupied Crimea. The plant is capable of producing fuel needed for armored vehicles and aircraft. Damage to such facilities directly affects the mobility of troops.
As a reminder, the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have launched another strike on temporarily occupied Donetsk. As a result of the operation, equipment and a launch preparation site for the Shahed/Geran UAV at the Donetsk airport were hit.
In addition, on the night of December 26, explosions erupted near the Lukoil oil refinery in Volgograd, Russia . The drone attack on the Volgograd region was confirmed by regional authorities, and a drone emergency regime was declared in the city and region.
Earlier, OBOZ.UA reported that the General Staff confirmed the defeat of the Syzran Oil Refinery the day before. Ukrainian soldiers also reached a number of other enemy targets.