The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported a series of strikes on strategic facilities of the Russian Federation and temporarily occupied territories on the night of June 2. One of the main targets was the Ilsky Oil Refinery in Krasnodar Krai.
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Details of the attack on Ilsky Oil Refinery
According to official information, a precise strike was carried out on the facility, causing a fire on its premises. The extent of the destruction and the nature of the damage are currently being clarified. The Ilsky Oil Refinery is one of the largest oil refining enterprises in southern Russia, with an annual capacity of about 6.6 million tons of oil. The plant produces petroleum products, including fuel for the Russian army.
“In particular, the Ilsky Oil Refinery in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, was hit. The target was confirmed to be struck, resulting in a fire on the premises of the plant. The extent of the damage is being clarified.”
Other strikes on military infrastructure in Russia
In addition to the Ilsky Oil Refinery, Ukrainian defense forces attacked a number of other facilities:
- the Pantsir-S1 surface-to-air missile and gun system in the city of Vidnoye in temporarily occupied Crimea;
- a drone storage facility of the Russian unit in occupied Shakhtarsk, Donetsk region, as well as command points for UAVs in the areas of Ustinka (Belgorod region, Russia), Lohove (Zaporizhzhia), and Holova Prystan (Kherson region);
- the concentration of Russian army personnel in the areas of Shyrokyne, Berestke, and Komar (Donetsk region), Maliivka (Dnipropetrovsk region), and Lokoty (Kursk region, Russia).
Updated data on previous strikes has also been released. In particular, on May 31, Neptune missiles struck the Novoshakhtinsk Oil Refinery in Rostov region, damaging two primary oil processing units, AVT-1 and AVT-2, and causing a fire. Additionally, in Kirov region, Russia, strikes on the linear production dispatch station “Lazarevo” damaged two tanks with a volume of 50,000 m3 each and buildings of pumping stations.
It was also confirmed that the primary oil processing unit AVT-6 at the Saratov Oil Refinery was hit on May 31. On the night of June 1, Ukrainian forces struck an enemy ship in the area of the base in Mizhvodne in temporarily occupied Crimea. According to preliminary information, this was a degaussing vessel, and the results of the hit are being clarified.
Russian officials did not report strikes on their military facilities, although local authorities in Krasnodar Krai confirmed the fire at the Ilsky Oil Refinery, explaining it as the result of drone debris falling.
The Ministry of Defense of Russia stated that 148 drones were destroyed in various regions, including Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Kursk, Oryol, Rostov, Smolensk regions, Krasnodar Krai, occupied Crimea, and the waters of the Azov and Black Seas on the night of June 2.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Russia, various facilities on the territory of Russia and in the occupied areas of Ukraine have repeatedly been targeted by airstrikes and drone attacks. According to official data, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are “systematically implementing measures aimed at reducing the combat potential of the Russian occupation forces, as well as forcing Russia to cease its armed aggression against Ukraine.”