Ukrainian drones allegedly strike Russian oil depots

Ukrainian drones allegedly targeted oil depots in Russia's Rostov Oblast and Krasnodar Krai overnight on September 24, according to local authorities. Russia's Defense Ministry claimed its air defenses intercepted and destroyed 40 drones over several Russian regions, including Rostov Oblast, Krasnodar Krai, and occupied Crimea.

Rostov Oblast Governor Yury Slyusar stated that Russian air defenses intercepted drones over Taganrog and the Kagalnitsky and Neklinovsky districts. He reported that falling drone debris damaged administrative buildings at an oil depot in the Kagalnitsky district, but there were no casualties or fire.

Separately, the Ukrainian Telegram channel Exilenova+ reported on September 24 that an oil depot in the settlement of Novotitarovskaya in neighboring Krasnodar Krai caught fire following a drone attack. Russian state-controlled media TASS claimed that a fire broke out on the premises of "a facility" after debris from a drone fell in the Dinsky district of Krasnodar Krai. No injuries were reported.

Ukraine has not commented on the strikes, and the Kyiv Independent could not independently verify the claims. Rostov Oblast, which borders eastern Ukraine, has become a key logistical and military hub for Russian operations and has been repeatedly targeted by Ukrainian drone attacks since 2022.