Ukrainian drones hit Edelweiss-95 oil depot in Krasnodar Krai, SBU claims four depot strikes overnight
In the night of 28 September 2026, drones struck the Edelweiss-95 oil depot in stanitsa Novotitarovskaya, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, sparking a fire. Ukraine's SBU said it struck four oil depots in the region overnight using drones from its Alpha Special Operations Center. Russian regional authorities had not officially confirmed the attack at the time of initial reporting.
Key points
- Drones attacked the Edelweiss-95 oil depot in stanitsa Novotitarovskaya, Krasnodar Krai, overnight on 28 September, with residents reporting drone flights and explosions near the railway.
- A fire broke out at the Edelweiss-95 facility, identified by the Russian OSINT outlet Astra from witness footage.
- Ukraine's SBU claimed responsibility and said drones from its Alpha Special Operations Center struck four depots in Krasnodar Krai that night: Edelweiss-95 and Din-Yug-Oil in Novotitarovskaya, Lukoil-Yugnefteprodukt in Pavlovskaya, and Angelinskaya in Staronizhesteblievskaya.
- SBU described the depots as important elements of fuel infrastructure used to store and supply petroleum products for the Russian army.
- Edelweiss-95 is a wholesale fuel company handling Euro-5 diesel and AI-92, AI-95 and AI-100 gasoline, with a stated capacity of 4,500 cubic metres and its own railway spur for receiving and shipping fuel; the company says it has sold fuel for 30 years and buys directly from Russia's largest refineries.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strikes were a consistent response to Russian strikes on Ukraine and reported additional overnight attacks on two defence plants in Tula and Voronezh regions and on facilities in Kaluga, Orel and Bryansk regions.
- Russian Krasnodar Krai authorities had not officially confirmed the drone attack on the region at the time of reporting; the regional operational headquarters later reported fires at three civilian infrastructure facilities in Dinskoy, Pavlovsky and Chervonoarmeysky districts caused by falling drone debris, with no casualties.
- The overnight attack came two days after SBU fighters struck the Ilyinsky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai on the night of 26 September, where large-scale fires broke out near the ELOU-AVT unit and tank farm, according to the SBU.
Why it matters
The SBU publicly claimed responsibility for four depot strikes in a single night, a notable expansion of Ukraine's long-range campaign against Russian fuel infrastructure. The facilities are wholesale fuel sites directly connected to Russia's largest refineries, so damage could affect storage and supply chains for petroleum products. The strikes are part of a broader overnight operation reported by President Zelensky across several Russian regions, while Russian regional authorities had not officially confirmed the attack at the time of initial reporting.
What happened
In the night of 28 September 2026, drones attacked the Edelweiss-95 oil depot in stanitsa Novotitarovskaya, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. Locals reported drone flights and multiple explosions near the railway area, and a fire broke out at the depot. Russia's OSINT outlet Astra identified the burning facility as Edelweiss-95 by analysing witness footage, and Ukrainian monitoring channels Exilenova+ and Supernova+ also reported the fire. Edelweiss-95 is a Krasnodar-based company that specialises in wholesale sales of petroleum products — Euro-5 diesel and AI-92, AI-95 and AI-100 gasoline — with a stated capacity of 4,500 cubic metres and its own railway spur for receiving and shipping fuel. According to the company, it has been selling fuel for 30 years and buys products directly from Russia's largest refineries. Ukraine's SBU said drones from its Alpha Special Operations Center struck four oil depots in Krasnodar Krai that night: Edelweiss-95 and Din-Yug-Oil in stanitsa Novotitarovskaya, where two separate fire sources were recorded; Lukoil-Yugnefteprodukt in stanitsa Pavlovskaya, where a fire broke out; and Angelinskaya in stanitsa Staronizhesteblievskaya, where a fire was ongoing. The SBU described the depots as important elements of fuel infrastructure that store and supply petroleum products for the Russian army. President Volodymyr Zelensky framed the Krasnodar Krai strikes as a consistent response to Russian strikes on Ukraine, and reported additional overnight attacks on two defence plants in the Tula and Voronezh regions and on facilities in the Kaluga, Orel and Bryansk regions used by Russia for drone attacks on Ukraine. Russian Krasnodar Krai authorities had not officially confirmed the drone attack on the region at the time of initial reporting; the regional operational headquarters later reported fires at three civilian infrastructure facilities in Dinskoy, Pavlovsky and Chervonoarmeysky districts caused by falling drone debris, with no casualties. Governor Veniamin Kondratyev separately addressed a drone attack on the Seversky district, where drone debris damaged a residential building and fires were recorded at two enterprises. Voronezh Oblast governor Aleksandr Gusev said about 20 drones were shot down over the region, with preliminary reports of four injured including three children.
How Ukrainian sources describe it
Ukrainian sources centre the SBU as the actor behind the Krasnodar Krai strikes and explicitly attribute the attacks to Ukraine. The SBU framed the depots as elements of enemy fuel infrastructure that support the Russian army. Ukrainian reporting profiles the depots in detail — capacity, product mix, customers — emphasising Edelweiss-95's integration with Russia's largest refineries and its own railway spur. Earlier Ukrainian reporting focused on Edelweiss-95 alone before later SBU statements expanded the picture to four depots. President Zelensky framed the Krasnodar Krai strikes as a consistent response to Russian strikes on Ukraine, situating them within a broader overnight campaign reported across multiple Russian regions.
Where reporting differs
Ukrainian sources differ on the number and identity of the depots hit. The SBU says it struck four depots — Edelweiss-95 and Din-Yug-Oil in stanitsa Novotitarovskaya, Lukoil-Yugnefteprodukt in stanitsa Pavlovskaya, and Angelinskaya in stanitsa Staronizhesteblievskaya — while earlier reporting and the OSINT channels Astra, Exilenova+ and Supernova+ focused on Edelweiss-95. The monitoring channel Exilenova+ named NFB-Pavlovskaya rather than Lukoil-Yugnefteprodukt as the depot hit in Pavlovskaya. Russian Krasnodar Krai authorities had not officially confirmed the drone attack on the region at the time of initial reporting; the regional operational headquarters later attributed fires at three civilian infrastructure facilities in Dinskoy, Pavlovsky and Chervonoarmeysky districts to falling drone debris, and Governor Kondratyev addressed a separate Seversky district incident rather than the 28 September depot strikes.
Background
On the night of 26 September, SBU fighters attacked the Ilyinsky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai, with large-scale fires reported near the ELOU-AVT unit and the tank farm; Ukraine's General Staff also confirmed the strike. Governor Veniamin Kondratyev confirmed a separate drone attack on the Seversky district, with drone debris damaging a residential building and fires at two enterprises. Edelweiss-95 says its own oil depot allows it to ship products within one working day and that it buys products directly from Russia's largest refineries.