05/17/2024 – Translated from Ukrainian via Google and OFP
In the Russian Tuapse (Krasnodar Territory) on the morning of May 17, explosions were heard, after which smoke rose over the territory of the local oil refinery. Amid the fire in the city, the alarm siren was turned on.
The authorities of the region of the aggressor country claim that this was an attack by Ukrainian drones, allegedly aimed at “civilian infrastructure.” Photos and videos of the “bavovna” were distributed online, including the moment of the impact.
“UAV drones attacked an oil refinery in Tuapse. As a result of the fall, a fire occurred in the territory. Operational services are working,” the propagandists wrote.
The district’s unified duty and dispatch service reported that the refinery was “attacked” by two drones of the “Kyiv regime.” According to preliminary data, there were no casualties.
After the explosions at the Tuapse Oil Refinery, the siren was turned on. At the same time, local residents filmed footage of the fire and smoke rising above the plant.
“The sounds of the siren have ended, something is burning strongly on the territory of the plant. According to eyewitnesses, first there was a burst of machine gun fire, then three explosions,” the “opposition” Telegram channel clarified.
This is confirmed by a video that recorded the moment one of the drones hit the Tuapse Oil Refinery.
The Russian Ministry of Defense claims that on the night of May 17, Russian air defense “destroyed and intercepted 44 Ukrainian drones” over the Krasnodar region, “six” over the Belgorod region and “one” over Kursk. Moreover, over Crimea, the occupiers allegedly neutralized 51 UAVs, and in the Black Sea, naval aviation and patrol boats of the Russian Black Sea Fleet “destroyed six Ukrainian naval drones.”
As OBOZ.UA reported, on the night of May 17, it was loud in Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Territory, Russian Federation. There were powerful explosions there, and people wrote online about an alleged drone attack on the port and oil depot.
They also complained about the attack of “dozens of UAVs and sea drones” in the temporarily occupied Crimea. Shooting and explosions were heard in Balaklava and Sevastopol , after which power went out in some areas.
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Mafia refineries have become very successful drone interceptors.
Yeah, they’re doing better than the S-400s 😉
Yeah, so sad to see that the small drones don’t have a chance when hit by those big fuel tanks. 😈
They also intercepted all missiles aimed at Belbeck too.
Yes, Belbeck is also a great missile interceptor.