Satellite captures blaze at major refinery in Russia's Kirishi: Footage
Illustrative photo: in Russia, a fire at a major oil refinery in Kirishi is visible from satellite (video screenshot)
Satellite images from NASA captured a fire at an oil refinery in the city of Kirishi in Russia’s Leningrad region. The incident occurred following a drone attack on the night of May 5, Bloomberg reports.
The governor of Russia’s Leningrad region, Alexandr Drozdenko, reported a nighttime attack on an industrial zone in Kirishi and said that the oil refinery had been attacked. However, he did not specify whether the facility itself was damaged.
According to Bloomberg sources, the Kirishi oil refinery, with a capacity of about 400,000 barrels per day, had already been targeted multiple times by drone attacks and has been offline since late March following a previous strike.
The Russian company Surgutneftegas, which owns the facility, has not yet commented on the incident.
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Photo: satellite images indicate a fire at a major oil refinery in Kirishi (NASA FIRMS)
Attack on the Leningrad region
Earlier, it was reported that overnight, the Leningrad region of Russia claimed a drone attack, which caused a fire in the industrial zone of the city of Kirishi, where one of the country’s largest oil refineries is located.
There has been speculation online that the Kirishi oil refinery, Kirishinefteorgsintez (KINEF), may have been hit, although there is currently no official confirmation.
This facility has repeatedly been targeted by drone attacks.
In particular, attempted strikes were recorded in March 2024 and 2025, as well as on the night of October 4, 2025. In addition, the refinery was attacked again in March 2026.
