Two killed, refinery on fire in Russia’s Krasnodar after drone attack

Ukraine hits Russia’s Afipsky oil refinery and gas plant in latest attacks targeting energy infrastructure.A fire broke out at the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region following a drone attack, local authorities have said.At least two people were killed and two others were injured due to falling drone debris at the Afipsky railway station, Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3UK to help Ukraine build Storm Shadow long-range missiles: Why it matterslist 2 of 3Russia to seize poorly protected infrastructure amid Ukraine drone attackslist 3 of 3Kremlin adviser warns UK drone factories could face attacksend of listUkraine has been targeting Russia’s oil refineries and ⁠other infrastructure, attempting to undermine ⁠Moscow’s war efforts and reduce financial revenue.Ukraine’s General Staff said its forces struck facilities at Afipsky.It said its forces also hit a gas processing plant in Russia’s Astrakhan region overnight.Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its forces had struck a cargo vessel carrying goods for the Ukrainian army in the port of Pivdennyi near Odesa, as well as port infrastructure facilities used for unloading military cargo.The ministry said Russian air defences shot down 148 Ukrainian drones overnight.Ukraine has ramped up attacks on Russian energy infrastructure in recent months, escalating a fuel crisis in the country.Amid the continuing attacks, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday that would allow the state to take temporary control of critical infrastructure found to be inadequately protected from attack.The attacks come after a meeting in Kyiv where Ukraine’s allies pledged to continue supporting the country during the ongoing war.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the assembled leaders in an evening address that he wanted to “raise production” of drones and missiles to wage “more attacks” on Russia, matching its strikes on Ukraine.