Ukraine Strikes Russia’s Second-Largest Oil Refinery and Iskander Missile Fuel Plant
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Ukraine reports strikes on Russia’s second-largest refinery and missile-fuel plantUkraine’s General Staff reported damage to three production workshops at the Morozov Plant; the extent was still being assessed.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: kyivpost.com
- Ukraine’s General Staff and Russian regional authorities reported a Ukrainian drone attack in Leningrad Oblast overnight on Nov. 9.
- Resident videos verified by Astra indicated the Kirishi refinery was targeted; at least two fires broke out there after explosions.
- Governor Alexander Drozdenko said air defenses intercepted 113 drones but acknowledged drone impacts at industrial facilities in Kirishi; no injuries were reported there.
- According to the General Staff, the Morozov Plant makes explosives and solid rocket propellant, including charges for Iskander-M missile engines.
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