Drones hit one of Russia's largest oil refineries in Leningrad Oblast – video

Drones attacked the town of Kirishi in Russia's Leningrad Oblast on the night of 3-4 October, hitting one of the country's largest oil refineries – Kirishi Refinery.

Source: Russian Telegram channels; Leningrad Oblast Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko

Details: "There is a fire in the industrial zone. Fire services have started extinguishing it," Drozdenko wrote on Telegram.

He claimed that Russian air defences had downed seven UAVs over the town.

Local residents reported on social media that the Kirishi Refinery had been targeted.

Kirishi Refinery is located more than 800 km from the Ukrainian border and is one of Russia's largest oil refineries. It is situated in the town of Kirishi in Leningrad Oblast and Kirishinefteorgsintez, the company that runs the refinery, is a subsidiary of Surgutneftegas. The plant has a processing capacity of over 10 million tonnes of crude oil per year and produces a wide range of petroleum products, including petrol, diesel fuel, aviation fuel and others. Kirishi Oil Refinery supplies a significant part of Russia's fuel needs and is an important element of the country's energy infrastructure.

Background: This is not the first successful attack on the plant. Kirishi Refinery had already been targeted by drones on 8 March, with Russian authorities admitting that one of the UAVs hit a storage tank. Another attack took place on the night of 13-14 September, when explosions and fires were recorded on the refinery's territory.

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