Oil refinery personnel in Kuban evacuated after drone attack

A drone attack caused a fire at the Afip Oil Refinery, and workers were evacuated to a shelter.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," fires at the Afip Oil Refinery in the Seversky District of Kuban have occurred repeatedly after drone attacks. For example, on the night of September 26, a fire of 30 square meters broke out at the Afip Oil Refinery ..

A fire at the Afipsky Oil Refinery in the Seversky District occurred today "due to a drone attack," the Kuban emergency response center reported on its Telegram channel.

"According to preliminary reports, there are no casualties. Plant personnel have been evacuated to a shelter," the report stated.

Later, the emergency response center reported that the fire had been contained to an area of 250 square meters. "65 people and 21 pieces of equipment are involved in extinguishing the fire, including 48 people and 14 pieces of equipment from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations," regional authorities reported.

Furthermore, a fire on the property of an agricultural enterprise in the village of Afipsky was caused "by falling UAV debris."

"According to preliminary information, there are no casualties. The fire was quickly extinguished by arriving fire crews. The fire area is 50 square meters," the task force reported.

As a reminder, last night eight fires were recorded in Taganrog as a result of drone attacks. There are no casualties, and UAV debris was found at three addresses, the mayor reported.