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Ukrainian USF and SSO forces struck the Kirishi Oil Refinery in the Petersburg/Leningrad region.

Kirishi, Leningrad
Verified Independently confirmed by 3 sources
Stefan Korshak (Substack) Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent

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Ukrainians (military_unit) Ukrainian SSO (military_unit) Kirishi Oil Refinery (location) Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces (military_unit) Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (military_unit) Surgutneftegaz Kirishinefteorgsintez refinery (location) Ukrainian drones (weapon_system) Kirishi refinery (location) Leningrad Oblast (location) Alexander Drozdenko (person) Ukrainian military (organization) Russian air defense (military_unit) Ukrainian forces (military_unit)

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian USF and SSO forces struck the Kirishi Oil Refinery in the Petersburg/Leningrad region.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces struck the Kirishi Oil Refinery in Leningrad Oblast

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian drones strike major Russian oil refinery in Leningrad Oblast, governor says

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The Kirishi refinery is one of the largest in Russia and has a processing capacity of over 17 million tons of oil per year.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

A fire broke out at the facility during a Ukrainian drone attack, Leningrad Oblast Governor Alexander Drozdenko claimed.

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.170Z

Source story: day-1303b-2025-09-22