Ukrainian drone attack sets Russia's major Kirishi oil refinery on fire, governor says
USO•A Ukrainian drone struck the Kirishi refinery in Russia overnight, setting it on fire, Leningrad region governor Alexander Drozdenko said. Authorities contained the fire; Drozdenko said air defences downed 113 drones and one woman was killed by falling debris.
1. Refinery fire contained
A Ukrainian drone struck the Kirishi oil refinery, Russia's second-largest, in an overnight attack that set it on fire, Leningrad region governor Alexander Drozdenko said. He said authorities had contained the fire and were dealing with the aftermath.
2. Casualty and damage
Drozdenko said a woman was killed by drone debris that fell on the roof of her apartment building in Vsevolozhsk. He said the attack also damaged an apartment in Kirishi and that air defence forces had downed 113 Ukrainian drones overnight.
3. Refinery capacity
The refinery, formally known as Kirishinefteorgsintez, has capacity of 20 million metric tons, or about 400,000 barrels per day. Ukraine has targeted it several times before.
