A Ukrainian drone attack has caused a fire at a Russian oil terminal, according to officials in Russia’s Krasnodar region.

The pro-Ukrainian Atesh partisan group claimed on May 25 that its members "blinded" Russian air defenses on the night of a May 23 Ukrainian drone attack on a major Novorossiysk oil depot. "Agents of our movement carried out a series of sabotage attacks on communication and energy facilities in the Novorossiysk area on the eve of a strike by the

Ukraine has launched a wave of strikes against Russia's oil export infrastructure, including tankers in its "shadow fleet."

Ukraine's repeated drone strikes on Russia's Syzran oil refinery disrupt Rosneft operations, pushing oil prices higher and creating ripple effects for Bitcoin and crypto markets.

Ukrainian drones are flying deep into Russia to strike oil facilities. Plumes of smoke can be seen from space and toxic rain has fallen on tourist destinations on the Black Sea.

A trade license that went into effect Wednesday permits imports of Russian oil that has been refined into jet fuel and diesel in third countries such as India and Turkey.

Russia pounded Kyiv and surrounding areas with ⁠hundreds ⁠of drones and missiles on Sunday in one of the ⁠heaviest bombardments of the city since the start of the four-year war, firing an Oreshnik hypersonic missile near the capital.