Overview
- Regional authorities said falling UAV debris ignited a blaze at the Albashneft mini-refinery in Novominskaya on Feb. 28.
- Officials reported one storage tank burned and roughly 150 square meters affected, with 39 firefighters deployed and no casualties.
- The Kyiv Independent said it could not independently confirm the Russian claims at the time of publication.
- The site sits about 250 kilometers from Ukraine’s front line in Krasnodar Krai, a region frequently targeted in prior strikes across from occupied Crimea.
- The facility was reportedly hit in February 2025, and Ukraine has pursued deep strikes on Russian energy and industrial assets it deems legitimate military targets.