💥 Attack

Ukrainian forces struck KINEF oil refinery in Kirishi, Leningrad Oblast with drones.

March 8, 2025 Kirishi, Leningrad Oblast

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Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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Entities

Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (organization) Kirishi Petroleum Organic Synthesis (location) HUR (organization) Kirishinefteorgsintez enterprise (location) Alexander Drozdenko (person) KINEF plant (location) Ukrainian drones (weapon_system)

Source Reports

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Ukrainian forces struck KINEF oil refinery in Kirishi

Kyiv Independent →

Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) carried out drone strikes on an oil refinery in Leningrad Oblast

Kyiv Independent →

Russian air defense shot down one drone approaching and another overhead, with debris damaging an external tank structure

Kyiv Independent →

There were no victims from the attack

Censor.NET →

A UAV was destroyed over the region and Russian air defense repelled an attack on the KINEF plant. Two drones were destroyed: one on approach, another over the enterprise territory. External structure of one tank was damaged.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:39.827Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-8-2025