💥 Attack

Ukrainian drone strikes hit the Kirishi refinery in Leningrad Oblast, one of Russia's largest refineries processing over 17 million tons of crude annually.

Kirishi, Leningrad Oblast
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Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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Ukrainian forces struck the Kirishi refinery in Leningrad Oblast

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Today I would like to especially thank all our soldiers who are inflicting really significant losses on Russia. Losses at the frontline. Losses at the border. Losses on Russia's own territory due to our long-range strikes.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

The most effective sanctions - the sanctions that work the fastest - are fire on Russian oil refineries, their terminals, and oil depots.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

I would like to thank the Special Forces of the Security Service of Ukraine, who recently did a very good job in Prymorsk. It is Russia's largest oil terminal on the Baltic Sea. There is significant damage, everything has been checked.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Our Special Forces are also keeping an eye on the port of Ust-Luga and all other Russian entry points to the global market.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Today, the SSU drones can operate at a distance of over a thousand kilometres.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

The Special Operations Forces, the Unmanned Systems Forces, the Foreign Intelligence Service, and the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine are also working.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:27:34.198Z

Source story: ukrainian-drone-strikes-on-russian-energy-sector-push-oil-prices-up