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Third Drone Strike Burns Tuapse, Slashes Russian Oil Output

4/30/2026

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Ukrainian drones set fire to the Tuapse refinery, its third strike in two weeks.
Ukraine said its drones flew 1,500 km to hit a station near Perm, causing a fire.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv keeps extending drone range, posting smoke footage.
Ukraine reported throughput fell 13% at Primorsk, 43% at Ust-Luga and 38% at Novorossiysk.
President Vladimir Putin called the Tuapse strike evidence of increased Ukrainian attacks on civilians.

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Ukrainian drones set fire to the Tuapse refinery, its third strike in two weeks.
Ukraine said its drones flew 1,500 km to hit a station near Perm, causing a fire.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv keeps extending drone range, posting smoke footage.
Ukraine reported throughput fell 13% at Primorsk, 43% at Ust-Luga and 38% at Novorossiysk.
President Vladimir Putin called the Tuapse strike evidence of increased Ukrainian attacks on civilians.