💥 Attack

Ukrainian forces, with support from Russian insurgency group Chernaya Iskra, conducted a strike against the Kirishinefteorgsintez Oil Refinery in Kirishi, Leningrad Oblast on the night of October 3-4.

Kirishi, Leningrad Oblast
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Ukrainian forces struck Kirishinefteorgsintez Oil Refinery with support from Chernaya Iskra

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian drones struck the Kirishi oil refinery overnight on October 4

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The refinery is located more than 800 kilometers from Ukraine's border

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The refinery accounts for 6.6% of Russia's total oil refining volumes

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The strike sparked a fire at the refinery that was later extinguished

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian drone attack on Kirishi oil refinery caused fire and shut down CDU-6 unit with 160,000 bpd capacity

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

Repairs will take about a month and refinery will operate at 70% capacity during repairs

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:39.359Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-october-4-2025