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- Sep 26, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Ukraine Hits Krasnodar's Ilsky Refinery, Which Its General Staff Says Fuels Russian Forces
- Ukraine's General Staff said defense forces struck the Ilsky refinery in Krasnodar Krai on the night of 26 September 2026 and that a fire broke out; it said the plant "is involved in receiving, storing, and processing crude oil and producing petroleum products used to support the Russian Armed Forces" and cited "Ukraine's exercise of its inalienable right to self-defense in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter"[3][4]
- The Unmanned Systems Forces said the 1st Separate Center and the 414th Brigade "Madyar's Birds" flew the drones about 400 km to the target; Ukraine's Fire Point monitor said three primary oil-processing units and a tank farm were damaged and the refinery suspended operations[1]
- Krasnodar governor Veniamin Kondratyev reported casualties, one of them a serious injury, drone debris damaging a home, and fires at two enterprises in the Seversky district without naming them[1][4]
- Ilsky, owned by KNGK Group, processes about 6.6 million tonnes of crude a year and had been struck at least 16 times by June 2026 and again on 8 August[1][2][4]
- The strike came a day after Reuters reported the Perm refinery had halted, and online.ua reported the Afipsky refinery in the same region was also attacked that night[4][5]
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- [1]90%kyivindependent.com/drone-attack-reportedly-hits-russias-ilsky-oil-refinery-sparks-firekyivindependent.com· Posted Oct 3, 2026· Starts Sep 26, 2026 ✓· 20% of score
The Kyiv Independent (published 26 September 2026) and Censor.NET[3], citing the General Staff, report the overnight strike on 26 September.
- [2]70%Refinery profile: Ilsky cracking refinery, Russia - Offshore Technologyoffshore-technology.com· Added Oct 3, 2026· 20% of score
Names KNGK Group as operator of the cracking refinery, started in 2002.[1]
- [3]80%The General Staff confirmed the strike on the Ilsky Oil Refinery - Censor.NETcensor.net· Published Sep 26, 2026· 20% of score
The General Staff's statement and capacity.[1]
- [4]75%Ukraine's Retaliatory Drone Strikes Hit Russian Oil Refinery Supplying Moscow's Forces - United24 Mediaunited24media.com· Published Sep 26, 2026· 20% of score
Governor statement, previous strike on 8 August and the Perm link.[1]
- [5]70%Watch: Ukraine strikes oil refinery in Krasnodar region of Russia - online.uanews.online.ua· Published Sep 26, 2026· 20% of score
Reports Afipsky refinery hit the same night.[1]
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