Ukrainian Defense Forces attack Afipsky refinery in Krasnodar Krai for second time in short time

On the night of July 14, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Afipsky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai, russia. Explosions were heard on the territory of the enterprise, after which a fire broke out.

This is reported by OSINT channels.

The attack took place in the village of Afipsky, Krasnodar Krai. According to eyewitnesses and monitoring resources, several powerful explosions were heard on the territory of the plant, after which a fire was recorded.

This is not the first strike on this enterprise recently.

What is known about the Afipsky refinery

The Afipsky refinery is one of the largest enterprises in the fuel industry of russia. Its design capacity is about 6.25 million tons of oil per year.

The enterprise processes oil and gas condensate, which come from the fields of Western Siberia and the Volga-Ural region via pipelines and railways.

The plant produces gasoline, diesel fuel, vacuum gas oil, fuel oil, sulfur and other petroleum products. Part of the products is used to meet the needs of the russian army, which is waging a war against Ukraine.

As a reminder, drones attacked the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat refinery in Bashkortostan: a fire broke out after the explosions.