Ukrainian Drone Swarm Targets Kirishi Oil Refinery in Northwest Russia
Ukraine launched a massive overnight drone campaign involving nearly 500 UAVs, successfully striking the Kirishi Petroleum Organic Synthesis refinery southeast of St. Petersburg. The facility, one of Russia's largest refineries and the sole provider for the country's northwest, caught fire following the impact. While Russian officials claimed to have intercepted 62 drones over the Leningrad region, local reports confirmed a major blaze in the industrial zone. The strike marks an escalation in Kyiv's strategy to cripple Russian energy logistics.