У ніч проти 9 листопада в Ленінградській області РФ після атаки безпілотників спалахнула пожежа на Кіришському нафтопереробному заводі (КІНЕФ). — Укрінформ.
OSINT-analysis of the video media resource from the city of Kirishi confirmed that the local refinery is burning, the official name of the enterprise is LLC "PA "Kirishinefteorgsintez ". It is located about 100 km southeast of St. Petersburg.
Local residents reported the work of Russian air defense and powerful explosions near the plant.
The governor of the Leningrad region, Oleksandr Drozdenko, later confirmed the hit of drones in the industrial zone of Kirishi. According to him, 81 UAVs were shot down over the territory of the region.
"Debris hitting one of the apartments in the city of Kirishi was also recorded, the family was evacuated from the apartment.
The Kirishi refinery is owned by Surgutneftegaz, the second largest oil refinery in Russia and the only such refinery in the north-west of the Russian Federation. It was commissioned in 1966, and its design capacity is about 20–21 million tons of oil per year. The plant produces gasoline, diesel fuel, aviation kerosene, fuel oil, bitumen, liquefied gas and petrochemical products.
In 2025, the United States imposed sanctions against Surgutnaftogaz and related entities. The EU and the UK also imposed sanctions against the company.
Kirishi refinery was repeatedly attacked by drones in 2025–2026. After the attack on August 30, 2026, he completely stopped oil refining due to damage to two primary refining units.