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Drone Attack Sparks Fire at Major Russian Oil Facility

3/14/2026

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A fire erupted at an oil facility in Tikhoretsk, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, on March 12 after a reported drone attack.
Regional authorities confirmed the drone attack and attributed the fire to falling debris.
The site is part of southern Russia's largest oil transit hub linked to the Transneft pipeline system, and local officials and Russian Telegram channels say Ukraine targeted the facility to disrupt Russia's logistics for its war effort.

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A fire erupted at an oil facility in Tikhoretsk, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, on March 12 after a reported drone attack.
Regional authorities confirmed the drone attack and attributed the fire to falling debris.
The site is part of southern Russia's largest oil transit hub linked to the Transneft pipeline system, and local officials and Russian Telegram channels say Ukraine targeted the facility to disrupt Russia's logistics for its war effort.