Ukrainian drones strike Kirishi refinery and Gazprom Salavat

Ukrainian drones struck multiple major Russian oil and petrochemical sites over the weekend, hitting one of the country’s largest refineries near St. Petersburg and a large Gazprom facility deep in Russia’s Bashkortostan region, regional officials and Ukrainian military sources said on Sunday. The attacks set fires at both sites, caused damage to processing units and fuel-storage operations, and underscore Kyiv’s intensifying campaign to degrade Moscow’s fuel supplies and revenues.

In the north, the Kirishi refinery in the Leningrad region, which processes roughly 17.7 million metric tons of crude annually, was hit overnight. Leningrad governor Alexander Drozdenko said three drones were intercepted in the area and that falling debris sparked a blaze that was extinguished without injuries. Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed the strike and said the impact was being assessed. Industry contacts and analysts said the plant’s operations were curtailed after fires broke out; some reporting indicated at least one major processing unit was shut down.

Farther east, Bashkortostan regional head Radiy Khabirov said two drones struck the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat petrochemical and refining...