Ukraine strikes Russia’s second-largest refinery as fuel rationing widens

A Ukrainian drone strike has knocked out three units at Russia’s second-largest refinery just as fuel rationing spreads across the country.

Ukrainian drones struck the KINEF refinery in Russia’s Leningrad region on Monday, causing major fires and damaging three oil processing units, as fuel rationing spreads across the country, Euronews reports.

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

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

Rosneft separately capped petrol and diesel sales in six regions, limiting drivers in cities to 30 litres of petrol per transaction, according to Russian media.

Russia’s Defence Ministry said it shot down 430 Ukrainian drones across 14 regions and Crimea. Euronews could not independently verify the claim.

Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 317 drones, and a strike on a food warehouse in Odesa killed three people.