Russian Air Defense Fails to Protect Afipsky Oil Refinery Despite Being Located Next to It

The Afipsky Oil Refinery was hit on February 10 by drones despite being located right next to the base of Russia’s 90th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade, part of the 49th Combined Arms Army.

This brigade is reportedly equipped with Buk-M2 air defense systems and has been receiving the latest Buk-M3s since 2020.

On Monday, drones targeted Russian Krasnodar and the Afipsky Oil Refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region, stated Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation.

Ukraine has been systematically launching drone attacks on Russia’s oil refineries and air bases in order to disrupt the supply chains sustaining Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

On October 25, 2024, the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck a Buk-M3 air defense system and destroyed a radar station for Buk-M2 of the Russian forces.