Russia on Wednesday said Ukraine launched an overnight drone attack on southern Krasnodar region, damaging several houses, including in the Black Sea port of Tuapse. Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said in a post on the Telegram messaging app that in total,

Russian Telegram channels report that drones attacked the Ilsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai. Source: Russian Telegram channels SHOT and Mash; Veniamin Kondratyev, Governor of Krasnodar Krai Details: Reports indicated that a series of loud explosions were heard in Krasnodar Krai on the night of 16-17 February.

In total, three residential houses were damaged throughout the region, but there were no immediate reports of injuries, Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said in a post on the Telegram messaging app. A house in Tuapse caught fire but that has since been extinguished,

On the night of Monday, February 17, drones attacked an oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar region. — Ukrinform.

A large fire reportedly erupted at the Ilsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai overnight on Feb. 17, following large-scale Ukrainian drone attacks on the region, Russian Telegram media channels reported.

Ukrainian drones attacked a major sea port in southern Russia as well as Rosneft PJSC’s Tuapse oil refinery, potentially affecting fuel exports.

Russia's Defense Ministry claimed to have shot down 130 Ukrainian drones on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.

Gen. Vasyl Maliuk, confirmed that the Russians are still feeling the effects of the attack on the depots in the city of Toropets. Last September, they were almost leveled to the ground, resulting in Putin's army losing enormous stockpiles of ammunition,