Ukrainian drones attack major Leningrad region oil refinery as Kyiv seeks to deepen Russian fuel crisis
The Gazpromneft refinery in Moscow, Russia, 4 April 2022. Photo: EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV Ukrainian drones attacked a major oil refinery in Russia’s northwestern Leningrad region overnight on Friday, causing a fire to break out that was later extinguished, both the Russian authorities and the Ukrainian military said on Saturday. The Kirishi refinery, one of Russia’s largest, has been targeted by Ukrainian drones on at least two other occasions this year, in March and September .