One of Russia's largest oil refineries shuts down after being struck by Ukrainian drones

Russia's second-largest oil refinery, the Kirishi refinery in Leningrad Oblast, halted processing on 5 May after being struck by Ukrainian drones.

Source: Reuters, citing sources

Details: The strike caused a fire and damaged three of the refinery's four primary crude distillation units and several secondary processing units.

The Kirishi refinery has a capacity of about 20 million tonnes, or around 400,000 barrels per day.

In recent years, it has processed about 18 million tonnes annually, accounting for around 7% of Russia's total oil refining output.

Background:

• The authorities in Russia's Leningrad Oblast reported a drone attack on the night of 4-5 May, which resulted in a fire in the town of Kirishi, home to one of the country's largest oil refineries.
• Since the beginning of the year, Ukraine has carried out more than 20 strikes on Russian oil infrastructure, including oil refineries, export terminals and pipelines, inflicting losses of more than US$7 billion on Russia.

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