Russia struggles to contain ‘massive’ fire at oil refinery after third Ukrainian strike in two weeks

NewsWorldEuropeRussia struggles to contain ‘massive’ fire at oil refinery after third Ukrainian strike in two weeksVladimir Putin points to strike on Black Sea port facility as evidence of growing attacks against civilian ⁠infrastructureArpan Rai Wednesday 29 April 2026 08:05 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966908","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/tuapse-oil-refinery-drone-strike-russia-ukraine-b2966908.html","title":"Russia struggles to contain ‘massive’ fire at oil refinery after Ukrainian strike"}}CloseSmoke spreads over 300km from Russian port on fire after deadly Ukrainian strikeOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}A Ukrain...