{"id":338903,"date":"2026-04-29T00:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T23:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukraines-refinery-attacks-expose-russias-air-defense-challenge-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T00:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T23:00:33","slug":"ukraines-refinery-attacks-expose-russias-air-defense-challenge-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukraines-refinery-attacks-expose-russias-air-defense-challenge-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine&#8217;s refinery attacks expose Russia&#8217;s air defense challenge | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/XFfU5WZX4Pc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ukraine's refinery attacks expose Russia's air defense challenge | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XFfU5WZX4Pc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Black smoke, black rain and now evacuation orders: Ukraine has struck the Tuapse oil refinery for the third time in less than two weeks. The facility has reportedly stopped production entirely, at least three people have been killed, and locals are asking why air defenses failed to stop the attacks. DW Ukraine correspondent Rebecca Ritters has the latest.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Ukrainian drones repeatedly hit Russian oil refinery in Tuapse, a port city at the Black Sea<br \/>\n00:51 DW reports from Kyiv<br \/>\n00:59 No comment from Zelenskyy\u2019s office on the Tuapse attacks<br \/>\n02:03 Damage at the Tuapse refinery is \u201csignificant\u201d<br \/>\n02:34 Ukraine says 24 oil storage tanks were destroyed in an earlier strike<br \/>\n03:23 Why Tuapse&#8217;s Black Sea location matters<br \/>\n05:09 Can Russia protect its vast territory from drone attacks?<br \/>\n07:09 Ukraine&#8217;s strikes are taking a toll on Russian oil production<\/p>\n<p>#ukrainewar #russia #oilrefinery #oil #dwcurrentaffairs <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black smoke, black rain and now evacuation orders: Ukraine has struck the Tuapse oil refinery for the third time in less than two weeks. 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