Apr. 7 — On Apr. 5, Ukraine launched a drone attack on the Krasnodar region in Russia, hitting the Burevistnik frigate, a carrier of Kalibr cruise missiles that Russia systematically uses to attack Ukraine, including critical infrastructure. The extent of the damage is still being assessed, reported the General Staff of Ukraine. 

Ukraine also struck the Sheskharis oil terminal in the Krasnodar region. The pipeline system used for oil distribution and shipment was also damaged.

Additionally, three large oil storage tanks were hit at the Grushovaya transshipment oil depot, which supplies the Sheskharis terminal.

The General Staff also reported on the attacks on April 6 and overnight into April 7, during which the Ukrainian military struck drone control centers near the settlements of Zelene in the Zaporizhzhia region and Udachne in the Donetsk region.

Strikes were also recorded against concentrations of Russian personnel near Strohanivka and Krasnohirsk in the Zaporizhzhia region, as well as near Rodynske in the Donetsk region. 

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