Russia says fire put out at Afipsky oil refinery after Ukrainian drone attack


MOSCOW, Jan ‌21 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drone fragments ignited ‌a fire at the Afipsky ‌oil refinery in Russia's southern Krasnodar region, but nobody was hurt, there was no ‍damage, and the fire ‍is now out, ‌a local emergencies centre said early ‍on Wednesday.

The ​refinery, which has been frequently attacked by ⁠Ukrainian drones in recent months as part ‌of Kyiv's campaign to degrade Russia's ⁠vast energy ‍infrastructure, is mostly focused on exports. It processed 7.2 million metric ‍tons of crude oil (144,000 ‌barrels per day) in 2024.

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