Ukraine continues to knock out Russian refineries: where did it arrive this night

On the night of November 9, 113 drones attacked the Leningrad Region, and one of the largest Russian refineries near St. Petersburg, the Kirishi Oil Refinery (KINEF), was attacked.

"There are facts of UAV hits in the industrial zone of the city of Kirishi," wrote the head of the region Alexander Drozdenko at 5.42 in his telegram channel.

He pointed out that shrapnel was also recorded in one of the apartments in the city of Kirishi, a family was evacuated from the apartment. Evacuation of the entrance was not required. There are no casualties.

At 6.26 Drozdenko reported "shrapnel hit the roof of an apartment building in Vsevolozhsk," adding that "the consequences are being clarified."

Judging by the reports and videos of eyewitnesses, the Kirishi oil refinery became the target of the Ukrainian attack. After several powerful explosions, at least two fires broke out on the territory of the enterprise. In particular, one of the primary oil refining units caught fire.

"The enemy publishes footage of the fire at the Kirishi Refinery (Kirishinefteorgsintez)," the Two Majors TV channel notes in its morning summary. — Several residential buildings on Leningradskaya Street, Lenin Avenue and Volkhovskaya Embankment were damaged, windows were broken. Fragments hit the apartment, the family was evacuated. The wreckage of drones was found in the Coastal Park and near school No. 3, the school building was not damaged. In Vsevolozhsk, debris hit the roof of an apartment building. Flights were temporarily restricted at Pulkovo Airport, dozens of flights were delayed."

KINEF is the second largest refinery in Russia, capable of processing up to 21 million tons of raw materials per year. The company belongs to Surgutneftegaz and provides oil products to the North-West of Russia, including St. Petersburg and Pulkovo Airport. In addition to gasoline, diesel and aviation kerosene, the plant produces fuel oil, bitumen, liquefied gas and petrochemical products.

In 2025-2026, the refinery was repeatedly attacked by drones. After the strike on August 30 of this year, the company completely stopped processing due to damage to two primary processing plants.