Ukrainian drones strike oil refinery, port in Russia's Krasnodar region


MOSCOW, March ⁠14 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drones struck an ⁠oil refinery and a port ‌overnight in Russia's southern Krasnodar region, causing injuries and damage, local authorities said ​on Saturday.

In a statement ⁠on Telegram, ⁠Krasnodar authorities said three people had ⁠been injured ‌in a strike on Port Kavkaz, which ⁠ships grains and LPG and lies ​on ‌the Kerch Strait opposite Crimea.

A ⁠service vessel ​and the pier complex had been damaged, according to the ⁠statement.

Authorities said in a ​separate statement a fire had broken out at the region's Afipsky oil ⁠refinery after a drone struck the facility.

Russia's Defence Ministry said it had downed 87 Ukrainian ​drones overnight, including ⁠31 over the Sea of Azov ​and 16 over ‌the Krasnodar region.

(Reporting by ​Reuters; Writing by Felix Light; Editing by Tom Hogue)

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