Ukrainian forces use drones to strike port of Kavkaz in Krasnodar territory

Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery and a ​port overnight in Russia's ‌southern Krasnodar region, causing injuries and damage, local authorities said on ​Saturday, Reuters reports.

In a statement on ​Telegram, Krasnodar authorities said three people ⁠had been injured in ​a strike on Port Kavkaz, ​which ships grains and LPG and lies on the Kerch Strait opposite ​Crimea.

A service vessel and the ​pier complex had been damaged, according ‌to ⁠the statement.

Authorities said in a separate statement a fire had broken out at the region's ​Afipsky oil ​refinery ⁠after a drone struck the facility.

Russia's Defence Ministry ​said it had downed ​87 ⁠Ukrainian drones overnight, including 31 over the Sea of Azov ⁠and ​16 over the ​Krasnodar region.