KYIV: Ukraine’s military said on Thursday that its ​forces had struck the Afipsky oil refinery in southern Russia’s Krasnodar region as ‌well as ‌sites ​linked ‌to ⁠drone production.

A ​statement issued ⁠by the military’s General Staff said a fire had broken out ⁠after the refinery ‌was ‌hit ​overnight.

Russian ‌officials in Krasnodar ‌region said a fire caused by falling drone debris ‌had been extinguished at the site.

The ⁠Ukrainian ⁠military also said its forces had struck sites in Russian-held Crimea linked to the production of drones ​and vessels.