Ukraine strikes major Russian fuel terminal, oil transport facility overnight

Editor's Note: This story was updated with confirmation from Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine regarding strikes on the Tamanneftegaz terminal in Krasnodar Krai and an oil transport facility in Russia's Volgograd Oblast.

Ukraine struck a major fuel terminal in Russia's Krasnodar Krai and an oil transport facility in Volgograd Oblast overnight on June 13, Ukrainian authorities said.

Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) said its Alpha special operations unit, working together with the Special Operations Forces (SSO) and military intelligence agency (HUR), struck the Tamanneftegaz oil and gas terminal in Russia's Krasnodar Krai, a southern region bordering the Black Sea.

According to the SBU, Ukrainian drones struck five fuel storage tanks and two oil-loading facilities at the terminal, which the agency described as "the largest hydrocarbon transshipment complex in southern Russia."

The SBU said fires were also burning near freight vehicle parking areas and warehouse infrastructure and that Russian air defense positions protecting the facility were hit during the attack.

Krasnodar Krai Governor Veniamin Kondratyev earlier reported a fire at a marine terminal in Temryuk district. According to him, one person was killed and three were injured in the attack.

Russian authorities said 96 personnel and more than 30 pieces of equipment, including units from Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry, had been deployed to contain the fire.

The Kyiv Independent could not independently verify the extent of the reported damage.

The Tamanneftegaz terminal is one of Russia's largest facilities for handling liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and forms part of the broader port infrastructure used to export energy products through the Black Sea and Sea of Azov region. The complex includes storage facilities for propane and butane and has previously been targeted by Ukrainian strikes.

In a separate strike, The General Staff confirmed that Ukrainian forces struck an oil preparation and pumping workshop near Kotovo,  in Russia's Volgograd Oblast triggering a fire at the site.

According to the General Staff, the site "collects and prepares oil" from the Korobkovskoye oil and gas field and neighboring deposits in Volgograd and Astrakhan oblasts and the Republic of Kalmykia before it is transported through Russia's trunk pipeline system.

The military also reported strikes on Russian command posts near Soledar in Donetsk Oblast and Verkhnia Krynytsia in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, as well as drone control centers in Russia's Bryansk Oblast and occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Kherson oblasts.

In addition, Ukrainian forces reported strikes on Russian troop concentration areas near Soledar and Uspenivka in Donetsk Oblast, Holubivka in Kharkiv Oblast, Pryvilne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and several locations in Russia's Belgorod and Bryansk regions.

On June 11, a Ukrainian long-range drone strike damaged the Afipsky Oil Refinery in Krasnodar Krai, one of southern Russia's largest oil processing facilities, and triggered a fire at the site.

The latest attack is part of a broader Ukrainian campaign targeting Russia's oil, fuel, and export infrastructure. In recent months, Ukrainian forces have repeatedly struck refineries, oil depots, pumping stations, and export terminals across Russia, seeking to disrupt industries that generate revenue for Moscow's war effort and supply fuel to the Russian military.