Ukraine hits Russia’s second-largest refinery as fuel rationing spreads

Ukrainian drones struck the KINEF refinery in Russia's Leningrad region on Monday, causing major fires and damaging three oil processing units.

Leningrad Governor Alexander Drozdenko said air defences shot down 113 drones targeting the region, but debris from one struck the roof of a multi-storey building in Vsevolozhsk, killing a resident.

Three main processing units at the Kirishinefteorgsintez (KINEF) plant were damaged.

KINEF, the largest refinery in northwest Russia and second largest in the country behind the Omsk facility, is owned by the Surgutneftegaz group and processes roughly 18 million tonnes of crude oil a year, about 7% of Russia's total refining capacity.

The plant produces petrol, diesel, aviation kerosene, fuel oil, bitumen and petrochemical products, and supplies aviation fuel to St Petersburg's Pulkovo airport. Its design capacity is 20-21 million tonnes annually.

The refinery has been targeted multiple times by Ukrainian forces since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. Surgutneftegaz was placed under EU, US and UK sanctions in 2025.

Russia's Defence Ministry said its forces shot down 430 Ukrainian drones across 14 regions and occupied Crimea overnight. Euronews could not independently verify these claims.

Rosneft announced on Monday it was capping petrol and diesel sales at its filling stations. The restrictions took effect in Karelia, Buryatia, Zabaykalsky Krai, and the Novosibirsk, Arkhangelsk and Penza regions, according to Russian media.

In cities, customers are limited to 30 litres of petrol per transaction; on motorways, the cap is 50 litres. In Krasnoyarsk Krai, separate limits apply: 30 litres of AI-95, 50 litres of AI-92 and 100 litres of diesel per customer.

Authorities in Leningrad region also recommended filling stations cap petrol sales at 30 litres and diesel at 50 litres per transaction.

Russian strikes on Ukraine persist

Russian forces launched 317 Shahed drones since Monday evening, including 105 jet-powered variants and Banderol/Dan-T, Gerbera and decoy drones, Ukraine's air force said. Of these, 276 were shot down. Impacts were recorded in 31 locations and falling debris in nine more.

A drone strike on a food warehouse in Odesa on Monday morning killed three people and left one in serious condition.

Two people were killed and seven injured in strikes on Dnipropetrovsk region. Nine people, including children, were injured in attacks on Kharkiv region overnight on Tuesday.

Six people, including one child, were wounded in strikes on Zaporizhzhia and the surrounding area.

Seven people were injured in a drone strike on Kremenchuk in Poltava region, among them a 16-year-old. A rehabilitation centre for children with disabilities was destroyed in the attack.

In Sumy, three power workers were injured on Monday morning when a Russian strike hit their vehicle.

Russian forces struck rescue teams in Kamyshivakha three times with drones as they cleared rubble from a Russian air strike on 2 November that killed 55 people. Up to 19 may still be trapped under the debris; police have identified 30 of the dead.