Military intelligence hit oil refinery, oil terminal in Tuapse — source

On the night of December 31, 2025, the Main Intelligence Directorate, together with the State Border Guard Service, attacked the Tuapse maritime oil terminal and the Tuapse oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar region.

A knowledgeable source in the military stated this to Ukrinform.

According to the source, the drone attack struck the AVT-12 primary oil processing unit at the Tuapse oil refinery, as well as transport pipelines and loading equipment at the maritime oil terminal.

It is noted that until today the Tuapse oil refinery had the capacity to process about 12 million tonnes of oil per year, thereby significantly enhancing the capabilities of Russia's military-industrial complex.

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As Ukrinform previously reported, according to media reports, on the night of December 31 drones in Russia damaged a pier at the port, an oil refinery, and a gas pipeline in a residential area of the city of Tuapse.