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UkrainePublished: 21 June 2026 at 12:21

Ukrainian forces strike Antipinsky oil refinery and Port Kavkaz

Ukraine's defence forces struck the Antipinsky oil refinery in Russia's Tyumen Oblast on 20 June, and also hit Port Kavkaz in Krasnodar Krai on the night of 20-21 June.

Foto: Ukrainska Pravda (EN)

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on 20 June Ukrainian forces targeted the Antipinsky oil refinery in Tyumen Oblast, Russia. The facility is located more than 2,000 km from Ukraine's state border. It is one of the largest oil refineries in Western Siberia, with an annual capacity of approximately 7.5–9 million tonnes of crude oil. The refinery produces diesel fuel, petrol, and other petroleum products, including supplies for the Russian military.

The General Staff also reported a strike on Port Kavkaz in Krasnodar Krai on the night of 20–21 June. A fire at the port was confirmed. Additionally, Ukrainian forces hit a railway bridge over the North Crimean Canal near Rozdolne, a railway bridge near Petershagen in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and a railway bridge over the Syvash near Chonhar.

Background: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had reported strikes on targets in Russia's Krasnodar Krai and in occupied Kerch.

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