{"id":1137,"date":"2026-04-28T11:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T15:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/?p=1137"},"modified":"2026-04-28T11:38:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T15:38:00","slug":"third-strike-in-12-days-pushes-tuapse-refinery-past-breaking-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/video\/third-strike-in-12-days-pushes-tuapse-refinery-past-breaking-point\/","title":{"rendered":"Third Strike in 12 Days Pushes Tuapse Refinery Past Breaking Point"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>(TUAPSE, KRASNODAR KRAI) &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0Ukrainian forces have struck the Tuapse oil refinery for the third time in twelve days, marking a strategic shift from isolated attacks to a campaign of sustained degradation against a critical node in Russia\u2019s energy and military logistics network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed a renewed strike on the facility overnight. The attack is part of a broader pattern, with previous strikes reported on 16 and 20 April. These earlier attacks caused extensive damage, halted processing operations, and resulted in an oil spill that reached the sea, severely polluting the air in the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Local residents reported hearing more than ten explosions during the latest raid. By morning, city surveillance cameras showed a dense column of black smoke rising over the facility. Open source intelligence analysts from the Cyber Boroshno channel warned that the fire could spread further along a chain of storage tanks. Previous fires from the 20 April strike were only fully extinguished on 24 April, just four days before this new attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Analysts note a critical difference in the latest strike. Cyber Boroshno reported that this time the refinery\u2019s processing units were hit, not merely its storage tanks. Specifically, the strike is assessed to have hit a tank farm near the ELOU AVT-12 unit, a mission critical component of the refining process. This direct hit on processing infrastructure means restoring operations will be considerably more difficult than simply replacing fuel storage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">This campaign signals a maturation of Ukraine\u2019s energy war strategy. Rather than spreading effort across many targets, Ukraine is concentrating force on a single facility to compound damage over time, disrupting repairs, destroying stored fuel, and preventing recovery. The goal is to degrade the facility\u2019s function permanently rather than temporarily.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">The Tuapse refinery, operated by the Russian state-owned company Rosneft, is a strategically important asset. It sits at the intersection of revenue generation and military logistics, supporting fuel production tied directly to exports and frontline operations. Sustained disruptions at the facility can ripple outward into Russian supply chains, export capacity, and ultimately, the Kremlin\u2019s cash flow.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Russia Can\u2019t Fix This\u2014Tuapse Hit Again (3rd Strike)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fHCSwlCm4Ic?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Video footage of the aftermath, verified by news agencies, shows smoke billowing from the site with nearby areas ordered to evacuate. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has claimed Ukraine is &#8220;disrupting global energy supplies,&#8221; a statement dismissed by Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">In parallel, the Commander of Ukraine\u2019s Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert Brovdi, known by the call sign &#8220;Madiar&#8221;, described the campaign\u2019s intent in vivid terms. He stated that for Russian forces in occupied Ukraine, &#8220;Rail logistics will become dog sleds and gondolas. Internet \u2014 pigeons and warehouses and fuel depots will retreat beyond the Urals.&#8221; He added that the strikes &#8220;changed the very logic of the occupier&#8217;s presence in the rear,&#8221; forcing them to hide, disperse, and lose control over supply lines. Madiar\u2019s units, which make up just two percent of Ukrainian troops, are responsible for one third of all destroyed targets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">The sustained pressure on Russian energy infrastructure has intensified since mid-March. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has linked the scale of such strikes to United States sanctions policy, criticising the recent extension of waivers on sanctions against Russian oil introduced during tensions involving Iran. Kyiv has signalled the attacks could be scaled down if full restrictions are reinstated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Simultaneously, a diplomatic rift is developing between Ukraine and Israel. President Zelenskyy has announced that Ukraine is preparing sanctions against those involved in transporting grain allegedly stolen from Russian occupied territories. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha summoned the Israeli ambassador and criticised the response, while Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa\u2019ar rejected the allegations, stating supporting evidence has not been provided. Zelenskyy said Kyiv is coordinating the sanctions with its European partners, marking a potential shift in the historically complicated relationship between Tel Aviv and Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">The British Broadcasting Corporation contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ukraine hits Russia\u2019s Tuapse oil refinery for a third time, causing new blaze and evacuation\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wkm_BjVlus8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(TUAPSE, KRASNODAR KRAI) &#8211;\u00a0Ukrainian forces have struck the Tuapse oil refinery for the third time in twelve days, marking a strategic shift from isolated attacks to a campaign of sustained degradation against a critical node in Russia\u2019s energy and military logistics network. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed a renewed strike on the facility overnight. The attack is part of a broader pattern, with previous strikes reported on 16 and 20 April. These earlier attacks caused extensive damage, halted processing operations, and resulted in an oil spill that reached the sea, severely polluting the air in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"iawp_total_views":15,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[11,2,18,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","category-europe","category-top-stories","category-video","entry","rows"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":761,"url":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/europe\/ukrainian-drone-strike-halves-shipping-traffic-at-tuapse-oil-terminal\/","url_meta":{"origin":1137,"position":0},"title":"Ukrainian Drone Strike Halves Shipping Traffic at Tuapse Oil Terminal","author":"Beatrix Montgomery","date":"April 21, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"(TUAPSE, KRASNODAR KRAI, RUSSIA) - The oil refinery in Tuapse, Russia, continues to burn following a confirmed Ukrainian drone attack, with local authorities acknowledging the strike and Russian media reporting that the number of ships entering the port's marine terminal has halved within a single day. Local public pages cited\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Business&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Business","link":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/category\/business\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Fire at the refinery in Tuapse, Russia, caused a reduction in the number of ships in the port","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fire-at-the-refinery-in-Tuapse-Russia-caused-a-reduction-in-the-number-of-ships-in-the-port.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fire-at-the-refinery-in-Tuapse-Russia-caused-a-reduction-in-the-number-of-ships-in-the-port.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fire-at-the-refinery-in-Tuapse-Russia-caused-a-reduction-in-the-number-of-ships-in-the-port.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fire-at-the-refinery-in-Tuapse-Russia-caused-a-reduction-in-the-number-of-ships-in-the-port.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1152,"url":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/europe\/putin-claims-threat-of-environmental-disaster-after-attack-on-tuapse-refinery\/","url_meta":{"origin":1137,"position":1},"title":"Putin claims threat of environmental disaster after attack on Tuapse refinery","author":"Elise Dumont","date":"April 29, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"(TUAPSE, KRASNODAR KRAI) \u2013 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has claimed a drone strike on energy infrastructure in Tuapse could trigger an environmental catastrophe. He made the assertion during a meeting on security issues related to the 2026 elections, according to Russian state media. \u201cDrone strikes are increasingly being carried out\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Europe&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Europe","link":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/category\/europe\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/XFfU5WZX4Pc\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":799,"url":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/video\/how-russian-propaganda-framed-the-tuapse-refinery-strikes-break-the-fake\/","url_meta":{"origin":1137,"position":2},"title":"How Russian propaganda framed the Tuapse refinery strikes | Break the Fake","author":"Elise Dumont","date":"April 21, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"(TUAPSE, KRASNODAR KRAI) - A renewed Ukrainian drone strike on the Tuapse oil refinery in southern Russia has triggered both visible damage on the ground and a renewed effort by Russian authorities to control the narrative surrounding the attack. Video footage from the night of 19 to 20 April showed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Europe&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Europe","link":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/category\/europe\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/FdzgZwaHMJI\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":506,"url":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/europe\/ukrainian-drones-paralyse-fourth-major-russian-oil-export-terminal-at-tuapse\/","url_meta":{"origin":1137,"position":3},"title":"Ukrainian Drones Paralyse Fourth Major Russian Oil Export Terminal at Tuapse","author":"Elise Dumont","date":"April 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"(KYIV) -\u00a0Ukrainian drone forces have successfully struck and paralysed a fourth major Russian oil export terminal, setting the Tuapse facility on the Black Sea ablaze and further constricting the Kremlin's ability to fund its war machine through energy revenues. The overnight operation also neutralised sixteen military targets across the temporarily\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Business&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Business","link":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/category\/business\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/fDeipEoj_uo\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":735,"url":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/video\/one-dead-as-ukraine-hits-russian-oil-export-hub-in-krasnodar-krai\/","url_meta":{"origin":1137,"position":4},"title":"One Dead as Ukraine Hits Russian Oil Export Hub in Krasnodar Krai","author":"Rupert Finch","date":"April 20, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"(TUAPSE, KRASNODAR KRAI) - Ukrainian authorities have confirmed that military drone forces struck an oil refinery at Russia's Black Sea port of Tuapse, killing at least one person and igniting a fire at one of Moscow's key export facilities. The Ukrainian military's drone forces commander stated that the strike on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Europe&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Europe","link":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/category\/europe\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/hr2fGhcPEC8\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":738,"url":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/canada\/western-governments-seek-restraint-on-ukrainian-oil-strikes-inside-russia\/","url_meta":{"origin":1137,"position":5},"title":"Western Governments Seek Restraint on Ukrainian Oil Strikes Inside Russia","author":"Beatrix Montgomery","date":"April 20, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"(TUAPSE, KRASNODAR KRAI) - A Ukrainian drone strike has hit an oil refinery at Russia\u2019s Black Sea port of Tuapse, triggering a fire and killing at least one person, as calls grow among some Western partners for Kyiv to limit attacks on Russian energy infrastructure. Ukrainian authorities said their military\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Canada&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Canada","link":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/category\/canada\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/hr2fGhcPEC8\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/ph9U0T-il","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1137"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1138,"href":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1137\/revisions\/1138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}