Drone Attack on Kinef Refinery

Drone Attack on Kinef Refinery

30.08.2026 11:40

A fire broke out after a drone attack on the industrial zone in the city of Kirishi in Russia's Leningrad region, where Kinef, one of the country's largest oil refineries, is located.

A fire broke out following a drone attack on the industrial zone in the city of Kirishi in Russia's Leningrad region, where Kinef, one of the country's largest oil refineries, is located.

Leningrad Region Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko stated in his remarks that 42 drones were shot down over the region during the night.

Drozdenko said the fire that broke out in the city's industrial zone was extinguished and that efforts were underway to determine the consequences of the attack.

FACILITY HAS A CAPACITY TO PROCESS 20 MILLION TONS OF OIL

The Kinef Refinery, Russia's second-largest facility by oil processing volume, is located in the Kirishi industrial zone.

The facility, which has an annual capacity to process 20 million tons of oil, accounts for approximately 7 percent of Russia's oil processing volume.

In early May, a fire also broke out at the refinery following a drone attack, and operations were temporarily suspended.

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