A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at a Russian oil terminal in the Krasnodar region overnight, local officials said Saturday, marking another strike on Russia's energy infrastructure. Authorities in Novorossiysk reported that falling drone debris sparked the blaze at an oil facility, injuring two people, though they did not identify the specific terminal.

Russian media outlet Astra reported that Ukrainian drones targeted the Sheskharis oil terminal and depot, which serves as a terminus for Transneft's main oil pipelines in the region. Images appeared to show smoke rising from the facility, though they could not be independently verified. Ukrainian officials have not commented on the reported attack.

Meanwhile, the death toll from a Ukrainian drone strike on a college dormitory in Starobilsk, located in the Russian-occupied Luhansk region, has risen to between 11 and 16 people, according to conflicting reports from Moscow-installed officials. The Friday night attack targeted the dormitory building in the occupied Ukrainian city.

Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the dormitory strike as a "crime" and ordered military officials to submit retaliation proposals. Putin stated there were no military or law enforcement facilities near the college. At a U.N. Security Council emergency meeting requested by Russia, Ukrainian Ambassador Melnyk Andrii denied war crimes accusations, calling them a "propaganda show" and asserting that Ukrainian operations "exclusively targeted the Russian war machine."

The incidents reflect the ongoing pattern of drone warfare that has characterized the conflict. Ukraine has expanded its strike capabilities using domestically developed drone and missile technology, with attacks on Russian oil infrastructure becoming frequent occurrences. These energy facilities are considered crucial to funding Russia's military operations in the conflict that began in 2022.