{ "story_id": "8bbd06e720974fc8a4a4f127e04da040", "desk": "bad-news-beat", "revision": 1, "published_at": "2026-11-12T01:56:09.450Z", "content_hash": "c19894ab54a8493a1cb247cc502c5868c7a3c01f3e26141023418750b9f526e1", "hash_basis": "sha256 over `headline\\ndek\\nprose`, plus `\\n` + the canonical citations JSON when any source is placed, plus `\\n#blog` for blogs", "basis": { "headline": "Ukraine sets Russia's second-largest refinery on fire as Russia hits the power grid", "dek": "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.", "prose": "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]\n\nAt least four people were killed in the overnight strikes on both sides.[^4] One woman was killed by falling drone debris near Kirishi.[^5]\n\n## The refinery\n\nThree 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]\n\nRussian air defences shot down 113 Ukrainian drones overnight, by Russia's count.[^10] Ukraine also struck the Morozov plant near St Petersburg.[^11]\n\n## Fuel at Russian pumps\n\nThe 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]\n\nUkraine has intensified its attacks on Russian refineries since late October.[^14]\n\n## Power in Ukraine\n\nRussian 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]\n\n## The ceasefire that was not\n\nEach side is hitting the other's energy. 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