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Drone strike hits Russia's Kirishi (Kinef) oil refinery

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Ukrainian drones struck the Kirishi Petroleum Organic Synthesis plant, known as the Kinef refinery in Kirishi, Leningrad Oblast, overnight on Nov. 9, producing large explosions and fires visible in eyewitness footage. NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System detected multiple thermal hotspots at the facility. Leningrad Oblast governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said 113 Ukrainian drones were shot down over the region during the attack. The Kinef plant can process about 20 million metric tons of oil per year, more than 6 percent of Russia's refined output, and produces fuel used to support Russia's armed forces. The refinery was previously struck on Aug. 30 and temporarily halted processing on May 5 after earlier drone strikes damaged three of four crude distillation units. The attack comes as Ukraine has resumed strikes on Russian energy infrastructure after a temporary halt; Kyiv told the Kyiv Independent it never agreed to an energy ceasefire announced Oct. 31. This is a developing story and updates are expected as officials and open-source analysts publish more damage assessments.

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🔥🛢️Ukrainian drones attacked Russia’s Kirishi oil refinery in Leningrad Oblast overnight on November 9 Kirishi is Russia’s second-largest oil refinery, with a processing capacity of around 20 million tonnes per year, accounting for roughly 7% of the country’s total refining capacity.

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