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

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Doubine, S. (2026, November 9). Ukraine hits Russia’s second-largest refinery as fuel rationing spreads. Euronews. https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/09/ukraine-hits-russias-second-largest-refinery-as-fuel-rationing-spreads

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Euronews · collected 2026-11-09 · by Serguei Doubine

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Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s second-largest refinery, KINEF, located in the Leningrad region, damaging three processing units that account for about 7% of Russia's refining capacity. Rosneft responded by rationing fuel sales across six Russian regions, limiting drivers to 30 liters per transaction in cities and up to 50 liters on motorways. The attacks also led to local restrictions in the Leningrad region, where authorities recommended capping petrol sales at 30 liters and diesel at 50 liters per customer.
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KINEF Leningrad Russia Russian Ukrainian

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Russia GPE · 6× Russian NORP · 6× KINEF ORG · 4× Leningrad GPE · 3× Ukrainian NORP · 3× Rosneft ORG · 2× Ukraine GPE · 2× Alexander Drozdenko PERSON · 1× Pulkovo GPE · 1× St Petersburg’s GPE · 1×

Narrative

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.
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Claims (30 extracted, 3 hedged)

Three main processing units at the KINEF plant which handles about 7% of Russia’s refining capacity and supplies St Petersburg’s Pulkovo airport were damaged. asserted
which → handle → airport
Rosneft separately capped fuel sales in six regions, limiting drivers to 30 litres per transaction in cities. asserted
Rosneft → cap → cities
Ukrainian drones struck the KINEF refinery in Russia's Leningrad region on Monday, causing major fires and damaging three oil processing units. asserted
drones → strike → 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. asserted
debris → say → resident
Three main processing units at the Kirishinefteorgsintez (KINEF) plant were damaged. asserted
units → damage → plant
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. asserted
KINEF → own → capacity
The plant produces petrol, diesel, aviation kerosene, fuel oil, bitumen and petrochemical products, and supplies aviation fuel to St Petersburg's Pulkovo airport. asserted
plant → produce → airport
The refinery has been targeted multiple times by Ukrainian forces since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. asserted
refinery → target → February
Surgutneftegaz was placed under EU, US and UK sanctions in 2025. asserted
Surgutneftegaz → place → 2025
Russia's Defence Ministry said its forces shot down 430 Ukrainian drones across 14 regions and occupied Crimea overnight. asserted
forces → say → Crimea
Euronews could not independently verify these claims. uncertain
Euronews → verify → claims
Rosneft announced on Monday it was capping petrol and diesel sales at its filling stations. asserted
it → announce → stations
The restrictions took effect in Karelia, Buryatia, Zabaykalsky Krai, and the Novosibirsk, Arkhangelsk and Penza regions, according to Russian media. uncertain
restrictions → take → media
In cities, customers are limited to 30 litres of petrol per transaction; on motorways, the cap is 50 litres. asserted
cap → limit → motorways
In Krasnoyarsk Krai, separate limits apply: 30 litres of AI-95, 50 litres of AI-92 and 100 litres of diesel per customer. asserted
limits → apply → customer
Authorities in Leningrad region also recommended filling stations cap petrol sales at 30 litres and diesel at 50 litres per transaction. asserted
stations → recommend → transaction
Russian strikes on Ukraine persist asserted
strikes → persist → Ukraine
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. asserted
force → launch → variants
Of these, 276 were shot down. asserted
276 → shoot → these
Impacts were recorded in 31 locations and falling debris in nine more. asserted
Impacts → record → nine
A drone strike on a food warehouse in Odesa on Monday morning killed three people and left one in serious condition. asserted
strike → kill → condition
Two people were killed and seven injured in strikes on Dnipropetrovsk region. asserted
seven → kill → region
Nine people, including children, were injured in attacks on Kharkiv region overnight on Tuesday. asserted
people → include → Tuesday
Six people, including one child, were wounded in strikes on Zaporizhzhia and the surrounding area. asserted
people → include → Zaporizhzhia
Seven people were injured in a drone strike on Kremenchuk in Poltava region, among them a 16-year-old. asserted
people → injure → them
A rehabilitation centre for children with disabilities was destroyed in the attack. asserted
centre → destroy → attack
In Sumy, three power workers were injured on Monday morning when a Russian strike hit their vehicle. asserted
strike → injure → 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. asserted
that → strike → people
Up to 19 may still be trapped under the debris. uncertain
19 → trap → debris
Police have identified 30 of the dead. asserted
Police → identify → dead
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