Ukrainian drones reportedly strike oil pumping station in Russia's Krasnodar Krai
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An oil pumping station in Krymsk, Krasnodar Krai, was struck by Ukrainian drones overnight on April 9, independent Telegram channel Astra reported.
An electrical substation on the territory of the Krymskaya oil pumping station caught fire as a result of the strike, the outlet reported.
Residents of the city reported that several explosions were heard amid a drone attack.
In the nearby village of Sauk-Dere, one person was killed, Krasnodar Krai Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said.
Local authorities have not reported that drones have struck the oil pumping station.
Kondratyev claimed that drone debris fell on a field in the suburbs of Krymsk and on the territory of an "enterprise."
The reports could not be immediately verified by the Kyiv Independent.
Krymsk is located about 115 kilometers (70 miles) from Ukraine, east of Russian-occupied Crimea.
Ukraine regularly strikes military infrastructure deep within Russia and occupied territories in an effort to diminish Moscow's capacity to continue waging war on Ukraine.
Kyiv considers these facilities to be valid military targets, as the energy sites provide fuel and funding for the Kremlin's war machine.
On April 8, Ukrainian drones from the 414th Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade struck a maritime oil terminal in Feodosia, in Russian-occupied Crimea, Unmanned Systems Forces commander Robert "Magyar" Brovdi and the General Staff confirmed.
