A Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire at the Albashneft oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai, southern Russia, between 2:45:19 AM and 4:15:12 AM UTC on February 28, 2026, engulfing one tank in flames and burning an adjacent 150 square meters, according to the Krasnodar Krai Operational Headquarters as reported by Kyiv Independent. The Operational Headquarters confirmed the fire damaged the refinery tank and surrounding area, with no further details on casualties or extent of operational disruption provided in the statement posted during the 1 hour 29 minute reporting window. This incident marks a significant strike on Russian energy infrastructure in the latest developments of the ongoing conflict, following earlier reports of Russian advances on Pokrovsk and drone activity over Dnipro as noted in prior updates from Anatoliy Radov and Dnipro Alerts.
