Russia claims to have used more than 100 drones in attacks on Crimea and the Krasnodar region

More than 100 drones were reportedly used in a mass attack on occupied Crimea, Krasnodar Region and Volgograd Oblast, killing at least one person and wounding six others, Russian authorities said on June 21.

Previously, Russian Telegram channels reported that fires had broken out at the Yeisk military airport and the Ilya oil refinery in the Krasnodar region as a result of a drone attack.

The Russian Defense Ministry said 70 drones were shot down over occupied Crimea, 43 over Krasnodar region and one over Volgograd region. Another six naval drones were reportedly destroyed in the northwestern area of ​​the Black Sea, the ministry said.

According to the military, Ukraine attacks four Shahed refineries and drone storage facilities in Russia

Ukrainian drones attacked four oil refineries in Russia’s Krasnodar region and Astrakhan oblast, as well as sites where Russian Shahed drones are stored, on the night of June 21, the Ukrainian General Staff reported.

The governor of the Krasnodar region, Veniamin Kondratyev, wrote on Telegram that a bus station employee was killed by falling debris and four other people were injured.

According to preliminary information from local police, the attack on the Ilya refinery reportedly caused a 50-square-meter fire at the attack site and injured two people.

The reports could not be independently verified and Ukraine has not commented on the news at the time of publication of this story.

In recent months, Ukrainian forces have launched a series of drone attacks aimed at damaging Russia’s oil industrywhich is crucial for maintaining Moscow War efforts as well as its military equipment.

Attacks on oil depots in the Krasnodar region in May reportedly led to disruptions in two facilities – the Slavyansk on the Kuban And Tuapse refineries.