Overview
- Tuapse’s oil refinery, which was struck late Monday into Tuesday, saw its tank farm catch fire as regional authorities reported no casualties and said 122 firefighters with 39 engines were battling the blaze.
- Air-raid alerts sounded across Krasnodar Krai and airports in Sochi, Gelendzhik, and Krasnodar temporarily halted flights, with the Tuapse mayor opening a school as a shelter.
- Ukraine’s Air Force said it downed 95 of 123 Russian attack drones launched since Monday evening, while Russia’s Defense Ministry issued a larger, conflicting tally of drones it claimed to have shot down over several regions.
- Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities injured 14 people in Odesa, including two children, and left one person dead with four injured in Sumy region, according to local officials.
- Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed earlier hits on Russian oil sites, saying a Yaroslavl refinery’s vacuum unit was damaged on April 26 and that an April 20 strike near Tuapse destroyed 24 storage tanks, reflecting a campaign aimed at cutting fuel and revenue.