Drone strike hits Edelweiss-95 oil depot in Krasnodar Krai
On the night of September 28, drones attacked the Edelweiss-95 wholesale fuel depot in Stanitsa Novotitarovskaya, Krasnodar Krai, triggering a large fire. The strike comes two days after SBU fighters hit the Ilyinsky oil refinery in the same region.
Key points
- Drones attacked the Edelweiss-95 oil depot in Stanitsa Novotitarovskaya, Krasnodar Krai on the night of September 28
- The depot's stated capacity is 4,500 cubic meters
- Edelweiss-95 specializes in wholesale sales of Euro-5 diesel and AI-92, AI-95, and AI-100 gasoline
- The facility has its own railway spur used for receiving and shipping fuel
- Residents reported drone flights and explosions near the railway
- ASTRA analyst identified the depot as the fire site after reviewing witness footage
- Two days earlier, on September 26, SBU fighters struck the Ilyinsky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai; Ukraine's General Staff confirmed the strike
- Krasnodar Krai governor Veniamin Kondratyev confirmed drone debris damaged a residential building and fires broke out at two enterprises in Seversky district
Why it matters
The strike hit a wholesale fuel depot connected directly to Russia's largest oil refineries, with the potential to disrupt regional fuel distribution. Combined with the September 26 SBU attack on the Ilyinsky oil refinery, it points to an intensifying Ukrainian campaign against Russian energy infrastructure in Krasnodar Krai.
What happened
On the night of September 28, drones struck the Edelweiss-95 oil depot in Stanitsa Novotitarovskaya, Krasnodar Krai, setting off a large fire. Residents of the settlement reported drone flights and several explosions in the area of the railway. ASTRA, a Russian-based investigative project, identified the depot as the fire site after reviewing witness footage.
Edelweiss-95 is a Krasnodar-based wholesale fuel company operating for 30 years, with a stated depot capacity of 4,500 cubic meters. It sells Euro-5 diesel fuel and AI-92, AI-95, and AI-100 gasoline, sourcing products directly from Russia's largest oil refineries. The facility has its own railway spur used for receiving and shipping fuel, and the company says it can dispatch products within one working day.
The attack came two days after SBU fighters struck the Ilyinsky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai on the night of September 26, where SBU reported large-scale fires near the ELOU-AVT installation and tank farm. Ukraine's General Staff confirmed that strike. Krasnodar Krai governor Veniamin Kondratyev confirmed a drone attack on Seversky district, reporting that drone debris damaged a residential building and fires broke out at two enterprises there. Ukrainian monitoring channels Exilenova+ and Supernova+ also reported the Edelweiss-95 fire.
How Ukrainian sources describe it
Ukrainian sources frame the September 28 strike as part of a deliberate campaign by Ukraine's Defense Forces against Russian energy infrastructure, directly linking it to the SBU strike on the Ilyinsky refinery two days earlier. They emphasize the depot's role in supplying fuel to Russia's war effort through direct purchases from the country's largest refineries. Details of the strike are sourced through Russian-based channels such as ASTRA and Ukrainian monitoring channels Exilenova+ and Supernova+.
Background
Edelweiss-95 has operated in the Russian fuel market for 30 years, purchasing products directly from Russia's largest oil refineries. On the night of September 26, two days before the depot strike, SBU fighters attacked the Ilyinsky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai, sparking large-scale fires near the ELOU-AVT installation and tank farm; the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces confirmed that strike. Krasnodar Krai governor Veniamin Kondratyev confirmed a separate drone attack on Seversky district in the same period, reporting that drone debris damaged a residential building and fires broke out at two enterprises in the area.