Near St. Petersburg, after the drone attack, Kirish Glazing was burned. The governor of the Leningrad region, Alexander Drozdenko, confirmed "the hit of the drone in the industrial area of ​​the city of Kirshi", without naming the company. According to the Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+, after a series of explosions at the refinery, a fire started. In addition, Drozdenko reported "falling debris" on the roof of an apartment building in Vsevolozhsk and an apartment in the city of Kirshi. According to the governor, no one was hurt. Kirishi Oil Refinery in the Leningrad region (KINEF) is one of the largest refineries in the Russian Federation. The company is part of the Surgutneftegaz group, occupies about 7% of all oil reserves in the Russian Federation, and also supplies the Pulkovo airport with aviation kerosene. KINEF is located about 100 km southeast of St. Petersburg. In recent years, the refinery in Kirshi has been repeatedly attacked by Ukrainian drones. After the impact on August 20, 2026, the company completely stopped supplying oil due to damage to two primary plants. Photo: Exilenova+ @dwglavnoe.

Near St. Petersburg, after the drone attack, Kirish Glazing was burned. The governor of the Leningrad region, Alexander Drozdenko, confirmed "the hit of the drone in the industrial area of ​​the city of Kirshi", without naming the company. According to the Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+, after a series of explosions at the refinery, a fire started. In addition, Drozdenko reported "falling debris" on the roof of an apartment building in Vsevolozhsk and an apartment in the city of Kirshi. According to the governor, no one was hurt. Kirishi Oil Refinery in the Leningrad region (KINEF) is one of the largest refineries in the Russian Federation. The company is part of the Surgutneftegaz group, occupies about 7% of all oil reserves in the Russian Federation, and also supplies the Pulkovo airport with aviation kerosene. KINEF is located about 100 km southeast of St. Petersburg. In recent years, the refinery in Kirshi has been repeatedly attacked by Ukrainian drones. After the impact on August 20, 2026, the company completely stopped supplying oil due to damage to two primary plants. Photo: Exilenova+ @dwglavnoe.