Ukraine’s defence forces launched a strike on the Ilsky oil refinery, as well as the Kropotkinskaya and Andreapol oil pumping stations in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai on 17 February. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook Details: The attack on the Ilsky oil refinery caused a large-scale fire.

February 17, the Defense Forces of Ukraine carried out a high-precision strike on strategic objects of the military and fuel and energy

Residents posted videos on social media purportedly showing a large blaze at the refinery. Sounds of explosions were reported at around 2:45 a.m. local time.

The station, a key facility for transporting oil in Kuban Oblast, supplies the Afipsky and Ilsky refineries. Read also: Russia’s Syzran oil refinery in flames after overnight drone attack The fire at the substation caused a total power outage and an emergency halt to the oil pumping process.

Ukrainian drones attacked Russia's Ilsky oil refinery and an oil pumping station in the Krasnodar region. At least 20 explosions were reported, causing the suspension of operations at both facilities,

On Thursday, February 20, drones of the Security Service of Ukraine knocked out power and stopped the work of the Novovelichkovskaya oil pumping station in the

The attack, involving seven drones, has been labelled as an act of terrorism by the Caspian Pipeline Consortium.

Oil prices strengthened on Monday as an attack on an oil pipeline pumping station in the Caspian Sea slowed flows from Kazakhstan, while investors monitored developments of a possible Moscow-Kiev ceasefire agreement that could ease sanctions and increase global supplies.

Russia shot down 21 Ukrainian drones late Tuesday, but a drone attack on an oil pumping station in southern Russia reduced oil supplies for Kazakhstan and the global market, Russian officials said. Meanwhile,