In this photo taken from a video released by Press Service of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin, cars drive tore XAZ the Crimean Bridge connecting Russian mainland and Crimean peninsula over the Kerch Strait after opening a reverse traffic in Krasnodar region of south Russia on July 18, 2023. (HANDOUT / PRESS SERVICE OF RUSSIAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER MARAT KHUSNULLIN VIA AP)

MOSCOW- Several Ukrainian drones attacked the Slavyansk oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Territory, causing a fire and a fatality, a local official said on Sunday.

The drones were neutralized, but the falling debris caused a fire, said Roman Sinyagovsky, head of the Slavyansk district where the oil refinery is located, quoting the Slavyansk Emergency Dispatch and Disaster Services (EDDS).

"At night, around 3 o'clock in the morning, several drones tried to attack the Slavyansk oil refinery. The drones were neutralized, but a fire broke out as a result of the fall of one of the devices," EDDS said.

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One employee died as a consequence of the attack.

Local authorities said the fire has been put out.