Oil refinery in the Kuban catches fire

4 May, 2023 Fire at the Ilsky oil refinery in the Krasnodar Krai of Russia. May 4, 2023 On the night of May 4, a fire broke out at an oil refinery in the Krasnodar Krai of Russia.

The tank of the Ilsky oil refinery was on fire. Veniamin Kondratyev, governor of the Russian region, reported this. Photos and videos featuring the scene were published on social media.

Fire at the Ilsky oil refinery in the Krasnodar Krai of Russia.

May 4, 2023

According to Russian propaganda media, the fire broke out following a drone attack. The fire at the Ilsky oil refinery in the Siversky district spread to an area of 400 square meters.

167 people and 37 units of special equipment were involved in extinguishing it. According to the Russian official, the population of the village where the plant is located is not at risk. He reported no casualties as a result of this incident.

Sources in emergency services shared with the Russian media that the fall of a drone caused the fire. "Following an attack by an unidentified drone, a fire broke out in the reservoir of the Ilsky oil refinery in the settlement of Ilsky in the Siversky district," said the emergency service representative.

Location of the Ilsky oil refinery

The Ilsky oil refinery is located in the Krasnodar Krai. The enterprise carries out activities of reception, storage, and processing of hydrocarbon raw materials, as well as shipment of petroleum products by road and rail transport.

Fire at an oil depot in the village of Volna, Krasnodar Krai of the Russian Federation, May 3, 2023.

Photo from open sources

On the night of May 3, a tank with petroleum products caught fire in the village of Volna, Temryuk District, Krasnodar Krai, Russian Federation.