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Astrakhan Oblast came under drone attack in the early hours of March 17, with a fuel-energy complex taking a hit, according to Governor Igor Babushkin.

Ukrainian intelligence attacked the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery in Russia’s Samara Oblast, which had already been under attack before, a source in the Defense Forces told hromadske.

Russia reported a drone attack on Krasnodar and the Afipsky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai, according to the Telegram channel Mash and the Governor of Krasnodar Krai, Veniamin Kondratyev.

Overnight, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 112 Shahed kamikaze drones and decoy drones. Air defenses shot down 81 enemy targets, reported the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.