Key facts
- The Exilenova+ Telegram channel reported the Slavneft-YANOS refinery was targeted, and UNIAN also reported the alleged attack.
- Residents described three separate fires in the industrial zone, per Ukrainian monitoring channels.
- No information on casualties or damage was available at the time of publication.
- Slavneft-YANOS processes approximately 15 million metric tons of crude oil annually, per the report.
- The refinery sits about 250 kilometers northeast of Moscow and produces gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel.
- Ukraine's General Staff said a September 17 strike damaged the refinery's AVT-3 crude oil processing unit.
Ukrainian drones reportedly struck the Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in the Russian city of Yaroslavl overnight on November 3, according to Ukrainian monitoring channels. The Exilenova+ Telegram channel reported the refinery had been targeted, and residents described three separate fires in the industrial zone. Ukrainian outlet UNIAN also reported the alleged attack. There was no information on casualties or damage at the time of publication.
Slavneft-YANOS is one of Russia's largest oil refineries, processing approximately 15 million metric tons of crude oil annually, according to the report. It sits around 250 kilometers (155 miles) northeast of Moscow and produces gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel and other petroleum products.
Ukraine has repeatedly targeted the facility, including a September 17 strike that damaged its AVT-3 crude oil processing unit, according to Ukraine's General Staff. Kyiv has intensified strikes on Russian oil infrastructure in an effort to disrupt fuel supplies and weaken Moscow's ability to finance its war.