Ukrainian drones hit major Russian oil refinery in Leningrad region

Ukrainian drones struck the Kirishi oil refinery, also known as the KINEF plant, in Russia's Leningrad region on Monday, causing major fires and damaging three main oil processing units. Euronews and Al Jazeera both reported the attack on the facility, which handles about 7 percent of Russia's refining capacity and supplies St Petersburg's Pulkovo airport. Euronews added that Russian fuel company Rosneft separately capped fuel sales in six regions, limiting drivers to 30 litres per transaction in cities. [1][2]

Overnight strikes across both countries killed at least four people, according to Al Jazeera and Euronews. A Russian attack on Ukraine's port city of Odesa killed three people and left another person in serious condition, Al Jazeera reported citing the head of the city's military administration. In Russia's Leningrad region, air defences shot down 113 Ukrainian drones, but debris from one drone struck the roof of a multi-storey building in Vsevolozhsk and killed a resident, Euronews reported, citing Leningrad Governor Alexander Drozdenko. [1][2]

Russian drone strikes also targeted emergency crews and rescue workers in southern Ukraine on Sunday. AP News and the Washington Examiner reported that a Russian drone struck emergency workers responding to a site in Zaporizhzhia where multiple Russian guided bombs had previously hit a former school and nearby shelter. [5][6][7]

Increased Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries during the war have caused widespread damage and reduced production across the Russian oil industry, contributing to an ongoing fuel crisis that began in August 2025. As FTMQ News reported earlier, Ukrainian forces previously targeted other Russian energy facilities, including a drone strike that caused a major fire at the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery in the Samara region in October 2026. [12][16]