A drone strike on a Russian oil refinery in the Leningrad region set the facility on fire, killing a person, officials said on Monday, November 9.
The refinery is located in the town of Kirishi, a small community in the Leningrad oblast, and is widely recognized as Russia’s second‑largest oil‑processing plant.
The regional governor reported the attack and confirmed that one worker was killed. The governor said the explosion and resulting blaze were caused by the drone strike.
The incident illustrates the increasing danger posed by drone attacks to critical energy infrastructure amid the ongoing conflict in the region.
