GMI Ukrainian drones struck the Kirishi Oil Refinery in Russia’s Leningrad Oblast overnight, trigger
· Kirishi, Russia
GMI Ukrainian drones struck the Kirishi Oil Refinery in Russia’s Leningrad Oblast overnight, triggering large fires across the facility. The blazes were documented in footage circulating online, while NASA FIRMS satellite data also indicated multiple fire hotspots at the refinery. Kirishi is Russia’s second-largest oil refinery, with an annual crude processing capacity of approximately 20 million tonnes. This comes during the massive Ukrainian strike campaign against oil in the last 2 weeks, with 9 different refineries struck in that time. As a result, fuel shortages and rationing have started