Fire Breaks Out At Russian Temryuk Sea Terminal After Ukrainian Drone Attack, 1 Killed

A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person and started a fire at a sea terminal in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region on Saturday, according to regional governor Veniamin Kondratyev.

The attack hit the Temryuk district on the Sea of Azov, near the Kerch Strait. Kondratyev said falling drone debris caused a fire at a maritime terminal, killing one person and injuring at least three others.

Emergency services deployed 96 personnel to tackle the blaze.

Ukraine’s military and the SBU security service said the overnight strikes targeted several sites in Russia, including the Tamanneftegaz oil and gas terminal in the Krasnodar region and an oil processing and pumping facility in the Volgograd region.

The SBU said Ukrainian drones struck five fuel storage tanks and two oil-loading facilities at the Tamanneftegaz terminal. It added that fires were burning at the terminal’s freight depot and storage areas.

The attack is part of Ukraine’s continuing campaign against Russian energy infrastructure as efforts to end the more than four-year war remain stalled.

In the Volgograd region, local authorities said a separate drone strike caused a fire in an industrial area of the Kotovo district.

Governor Andrei Bocharov confirmed the fire but did not identify the facility involved or provide details on the damage.

Ukraine’s General Staff said its forces had hit an oil processing and pumping facility near Kotovo. According to the military, the facility handles the processing, transportation and pumping of oil through pipelines to Russian refineries and export infrastructure. Ukraine said the strike caused a fire at the site.

The Temryuk district was also targeted in late May, when Ukraine’s security service said it had struck a gas terminal there.

The latest attack follows earlier disruption to Russian energy infrastructure. Reuters reported on June 1 that the Lukoil-owned Volgograd oil refinery suspended oil processing from May 29 after a Ukrainian drone strike.

Russia’s Defence Ministry said its air defence systems intercepted 177 Ukrainian drones overnight across multiple regions.

In a separate attack on Sunday, Russian officials said a Ukrainian drone struck a residential building in the Oryol region. Governor Andrei Klychkov said one person was killed and nine others were injured.

Ukraine says its long-range strikes are aimed at Russian military and energy infrastructure supporting Moscow’s war effort, while Russian authorities continue to assess damage from the latest attacks.

References: Reuters, Firstpost