Drones of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine attacked an oil refinery in the Leningrad region of the Russian Federation

Drones of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine attacked an oil refinery in the Leningrad region of the Russian Federation

On the night of March 8, drones from the Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine carried out an attack on one of the largest oil refining complexes in Russia, located in the Leningrad region.

This was reported by sources in Ukrainian intelligence.

"On the night of March 8, a group of UAVs attacked the ’Kirishnefteorgsintez’ enterprise in the Kirishi district of the Leningrad region of Russia," — the report states.

As a result of the attack, at least one of the enterprise’s tanks was damaged. 

The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine noted that ’Kirishnefteorgsintez’ is a significant enterprise in the Kremlin’s oil refining industry and is involved in supplying the Russian army.

"Despite everything, the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine continues the dismantling of the aggressor’s hydrocarbon industry, depriving the Russian war machine of its ’circulatory system’, — the intelligence adds.

The plant is located over 800 km from the border with Ukraine.

"Its processing capacity is about 20.1 million tons of oil per year, making it the second-largest refinery in the country after the Omsk oil refinery",
– noted Andriy Kovalenko.