Kirishi refinery drone attack Leningrad Oblast, Digi Mart USA News (Kirishi, Leningrad Oblast, Russia): Drones attacked the Kirishinefteorgsintez refinery in the city of Kirishi, Leningrad Oblast, Russia, overnight on November 9, according to a report by Pravda. The refinery is described as Russia’s second-largest by capacity and is under international sanctions.
The information was drawn from Ukrainian monitoring Telegram channels Exilenova+, Dnipro Osint and Supernova+, as well as Russian media outlet ASTRA and Leningrad Oblast Governor Alexander Drozdenko. ASTRA reported on its channel that the Kirishi refinery was burning amid a drone attack, calling it a key fuel supplier for St.
Petersburg and a source of aviation kerosene for Pulkovo Airport.
An OSINT analyst for ASTRA, reviewing video from Kirishi, confirmed that the local refinery was on fire. Drozdenko also said that 113 drones were shot down over the region during the night.
Preliminary information indicates that one of the primary crude oil processing units, ELOU-AVT-2, caught fire, and the ELOU-AVT-6 and ELOU-AT-6 units were damaged. The plant belongs to the Surgutneftegas group and plays an important role in supplying petroleum products to Russia’s Northwest region.
Its design capacity is about 20 to 21 million tonnes of oil per year, and it produces gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation kerosene, fuel oil, bitumen, liquefied gas and petrochemical products.
The United States sanctioned Surgutneftegas and related structures, including the Kirishi refinery, in 2025. The European Union and the United Kingdom have also imposed sanctions on the company.
The refinery has been attacked by drones several times before. After a strike in March, the plant completely halted operations.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces last attacked the facility in August. The report has not been independently verified.
