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Thursday, November 12, 2026 · UTC
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Ukraine sets Russia's second-largest refinery on fire as Russia hits the power grid

Three people died in Odesa and one near the refinery. Fuel is rationed in six Russian regions, and 12 Ukrainian regions lost electricity. An energy ceasefire announced by Washington did not hold.

Viktor Lindahl
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Ukrainian drones set Russia's Kirishi oil refinery on fire.[1] It is the country's second-largest refinery.[2] The same night a Russian attack on Odesa killed three people.[3] At least four people were killed in the overnight strikes on both sides.[4] One woman was killed by falling drone debris near Kirishi.[5] The refinery Three main processing units at the plant were damaged.[6] The refinery processes about 400,000 barrels of oil a day.[7] That is about 7% of Russia's total refining capacity.[8] It supplies aviation fuel to Pulkovo airport in St Petersburg.[9] Russian air defences shot down 113 Ukrainian drones overnight, by Russia's count.[10] Ukraine also struck the Morozov plant near St Petersburg.[11] Fuel at Russian pumps The strikes are reaching ordinary drivers. Rosneft capped fuel sales at stations in six Russian regions.[12] It limits purchases in cities to 30 litres a transaction.[13] Ukraine has intensified its attacks on Russian refineries since late October.[14] Power in Ukraine Russian forces struck three Ukrainian power substations.[15] The strikes left consumers without electricity in 12 regions.[16] Russia attacked Ukraine's energy sector 128 times in one week.[17] The ceasefire that was not Each side is hitting the other's energy. An energy ceasefire announced by the United States failed to take effect.[18] Talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States are scheduled in Abu Dhabi.[19]
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  1. Ukrainian drones set Russia's Kirishi oil refinery on fire. · cyprus-mail.com
  2. Kirishi refinery is Russia's second largest oil refinery. · aljazeera.comQatar
  3. A Russian attack on Odesa killed three people. · aljazeera.comQatar
  4. At least four people were killed in overnight strikes between Russia and Ukraine. · aljazeera.comQatar
  5. One woman was killed by falling drone debris near Kirishi. · aljazeera.comQatar
  6. Three main processing units at the KINEF plant were damaged. · euronews.com
  7. Kirishi refinery processes approximately 400000 barrels of oil per day. · cyprus-mail.com
  8. KINEF processes about 7% of Russia's total refining capacity. · euronews.com
  9. KINEF supplies aviation fuel to St Petersburg's Pulkovo airport. · euronews.com
  10. Russian air defences shot down 113 Ukrainian drones overnight. · cyprus-mail.com
  11. Ukraine struck the Morozov plant near Saint Petersburg. · aljazeera.comQatar
  12. Rosneft capped fuel sales at stations in six Russian regions. · euronews.com
  13. Rosneft limits city fuel purchases to 30 litres per transaction. · euronews.com
  14. Ukraine intensified attacks on Russian oil refineries from late October. · cyprus-mail.com
  15. Russian forces struck three Ukrainian power substations. · aljazeera.comQatar
  16. Russian strikes left consumers without electricity in 12 Ukrainian regions. · cyprus-mail.com
  17. Russia attacked Ukraine's energy sector 128 times in one week. · aljazeera.comQatar
  18. A US announced energy ceasefire failed to take effect. · cyprus-mail.com
  19. Trilateral Russia-Ukraine-US talks are scheduled in Abu Dhabi. · aljazeera.comQatar
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