The refinery is one of the key facilities of its kind in the southern part of the country. Read also: Drones hit oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai, governor confirms damage "Its processing capacity is approximately 6.

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.

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.

Residents earlier posted videos on social media purportedly showing explosions at the refinery in the Seversky district of Krasnodar Krai.

Residents posted videos on social media purportedly showing a large blaze at the refinery. Sounds of explosions were reported at around 2:45 a.m. local time.

The attack on the major oil refinery is an attempt by Ukraine to disrupt the Russian military's ability to resupply frontline troops.

Debris from one of the drones fell near the village of Severskaya, close to the refinery, igniting a fire. Read also: General Staff confirms drone attack on major Russian refinery Meanwhile, another Telegram channel Mash reported that explosions were also heard in the Kavkazsky District and the town of Slavyansk-on-Kuban.