A new wave of Ukrainian drones struck the Tuapse oil facility shortly after the fire from a previous attack was extinguished.
The new report provides context on the terminal's strategic importance, noting it handles nearly 10% of Russian seaborne oil exports, a share that has grown after attacks on other ports.
New morning-after imagery shows the extent of the destruction at the Tuapse oil terminal.
New imagery from the morning after the attack shows the extensive damage in Tuapse.
Russian officials have confirmed at least one fatality from the Ukrainian drone attack on the Tuapse port.
The fire at the Tuapse oil depot has reached the highest level of complexity and remains unextinguished.
New details confirm over 70 drones targeted Tuapse, with Russian air defense claiming 112 total shootdowns overnight and specifying the use of FP-1/FP-2 and 'Rubaka' drones in the attempted Crimea strike.
Local residents are reporting severe environmental damage and ruined living conditions, with the sea contaminated by fuel oil.
Russian officials have confirmed one fatality and one injury from the overnight drone strike on the Tuapse refinery.
This is the second strike on the Tuapse refinery and port within four days, confirming repeated Ukrainian targeting of this key Russian oil export site.
A new wave of drones struck the facility shortly after the fire from the previous attack was extinguished.