Ukrainian drones strike Russia’s Leningrad region, sparking fire at one of the country’s largest oil refineries

Ukrainian drones struck the Leningrad region overnight on November 9, and 113 of them were shot down, Governor Alexander Drozdenko said.Drozdenko said “there have been instances of drone hits” in an industrial zone in Kirishi. He said “fragments” also hit an apartment in Kirishi and the roof of an apartment building in Vsevolozhsk, without providing further details. Update. Drozdenko later confirmed that drones struck an oil refinery in Kirishi, where a fire broke out. In Vsevolozhsk, a woman died after “falling of debris” from a drone hit the roof of a house.Astra, an independent Telegram channel, analyzed videos from Kirishi and reported that the Kirishinefteorgsintez oil refinery — a Surgutneftegas subsidiary and one of the largest refineries in Russia — was on fire.Ukrainian monitoring channels also reported the fire at the Kirishi plant.“Kirishinefteorgsintez” (“KINEF”) has repeatedly come under drone attack during the war. In early May 2026, it halted operations.At Meduza, we are committed to transparency about our use of artificial intelligence in the newsroom. The story you’re reading was written by one of our living, breathing journalists and translated from Russian using an AI model configured to follow our strict editorial standards. This translation process is the result of extensive testing and refinements to ensure our English-language coverage is timely and accurate. A Meduza editor reviews every draft before publication.If you find any errors in this translation, please contact us at [email protected].To read Meduza’s exclusive content in English, please subscribe to our newsletter.