What evidence confirms the Kirishi oil refinery is on fire, and who confirmed the attack?

NASA satellite images from its Fire Information for Resource Management System detected heating anomalies at the Kirishi site on Tuesday, signaling active blazes. Leningrad region Governor Alexander Drozdenko confirmed an overnight drone attack on the Kirishi industrial area in a Telegram statement and specified that the refinery was targeted, though he did not clarify whether the facility itself sustained damage.

What is the operational status of the Kirishi refinery, and what is its significance in Russia’s oil industry?

The Kirishi oil-processing plant — with a capacity of 400,000 barrels per day — has not been operational since late March following the latest drone strike, according to a person familiar with the situation. It is a repeated target of Ukrainian drone attacks and is owned by Russian oil producer Surgutneftegas PJSC.

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