Ukrainian forces launched renewed drone strikes against Russian energy facilities Wednesday, marking the first major attacks since a temporary ceasefire brokered by President Donald Trump concluded two days earlier.
The coordinated assault targeted oil refineries and port facilities across Russia as Ukraine continues its strategy of disrupting Moscow’s energy revenues to weaken its war capabilities in the ongoing four-year conflict.
Russian defense officials reported intercepting and destroying 286 Ukrainian drones across multiple regions during overnight operations Wednesday.
In Russia’s southern Krasnodar region, falling drone debris sparked a blaze near an industrial complex in Volna village, close to the Taman port where oil and other energy products are processed, according to regional officials.
Another Ukrainian drone strike caused a fire at a gas processing and fuel production facility in Russia’s Astrakhan region, local authorities confirmed.
Regional Governor Igor Babushkin posted on Telegram that “All enemy aircraft were either shot down or neutralised by electronic warfare systems. The debris caused a fire.”
Babushkin reported no injuries or fatalities from the incident and said firefighters expected to contain the blaze within hours.
The targeted facility sits near the Caspian Sea, approximately 1,040 miles from Ukraine’s border.
