Russian Refinery Struck By Ukrainian Kamikaze Drones

A Russian oil refinery in the Rostov region was reportedly set ablaze after a Ukrainian-operated commercial class UAV drone, ladened with explosives, took a kamikaze dive into the plant. Recorded in this footage below captured by seemingly workers with a phone nearby the refinery. The video includes three videos stitched together, including firefighting efforts. Reportedly the fire has largely been put out. This attack is notable considering the depth of it within Russian lands and the way the strike was undertaken, 160km past the frontlines in Ukraine. Despite Russian air defense and electronic warfare anti-UAV systems, this drone seems to have slipped through a wide web of AD assets. Two attacks reportedly took place, the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia's Rostov region said the first drone struck at 8.40 a.m. (0540 GMT) hitting a crude distillation unit, triggering a blast and ball of fire. The second strike at 0623 GMT was aimed at crude oil reservoirs at the refinery, the largest supplier of oil products in southern Russia, but caused no fire, the plant said. No one was injured reportedly. Rostov's regional governor, Vasily Golubev, said the oil refinery suspended operations.