A Ukrainian drone attack has hit Russia’s second-largest oil refinery in Kirishi, in the Leningrad region, the regional governor, Aleksandr Drozdenko, said.
A fire broke out at the refinery after the overnight Ukrainian drone strike, but has since been extinguished, he wrote on Telegram, adding that one woman had been killed by falling drone debris.
Ukraine has been targeting Russia’s oil industry, from pipelines and ports to refineries and tankers, in an effort to undermine Russia’s war economy.
The Kirishi refinery, about 800km (500 miles) from the Ukrainian border, has suffered several Ukrainian drone attacks this year.
The facility, one of the key suppliers of diesel to the domestic market and for export, is reported to produce more than 6% of Russia’s total refined oil.
