Ukrainian strike ignites gas processing unit at Afipsky refinery
A Ukrainian strike on the Afipsky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai on the night of August 25 caused a fire at a gas and gas condensate processing unit, which had previously been targeted on August 7. The facility has been hit by Ukrainian attacks more than 10 times since the full-scale invasion began.
Consensus
- A Ukrainian strike occurred on the night of August 25 at the Afipsky oil refinery in Krasnodarsky Krai.
- A gas and gas condensate processing unit (SPGK) at the refinery caught fire after the strike.
- The fire was confirmed by satellite imagery from Radio Svoboda and data from Wikimapia.
- The SPGK unit is used to produce commercial fuel, including diesel and gasoline, and to prepare raw materials for further processing.
- The same SPGK unit was previously targeted in a Ukrainian attack on August 7, resulting in a fire caused by debris from a Ukrainian drone.
- The fire from the August 7 attack was reported to have been quickly extinguished.
- The Afipsky oil refinery has been targeted by Ukrainian attacks more than 10 times during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
Coverage (3 sources)
- After Ukrainian strike on night of August 25 at Afipskoye NPPZ in Krasnodar Krai, a joint processing unit caught fire — ASTRA
- At Afipsk NPPZ after Ukrainian strike, gas co-processing and gas condensate processing unit is burning — Сибирь.Реалии
- At Afipsk NPPZ after Ukrainian strike, gas and gas condensate joint processing unit is burning — Север.Реалии