Yaroslavl Oil Refinery Ablaze Following Ukrainian Drone Attack
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Yaroslavl Oil Refinery Ablaze Following Ukrainian Drone Attack

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A major oil refinery in Russia’s Yaroslavl region is on fire after a reported Ukrainian drone attack. Mikhail Evrayev, the regional governor, stated that emergency services are working to extinguish the blaze.

The targeted facility is the Yaroslavneftorgsintez oil refinery, owned by Slavneft. Reports of the fire originated from Ukrainian monitoring Telegram channels Supernova+ and Exilenova+, as well as the independent Telegram channel Astra, all citing eyewitness photos and videos showing multiple columns of smoke. Governor Evrayev described the attack as the ‘largest’ on the Yaroslavl region to date.

No details regarding the extent of damage or casualties have been released. The incident marks a further escalation in attacks targeting Russian infrastructure amid the ongoing conflict, though no right-leaning sources currently report on this specific event.

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