Ukrainian drones struck area that hosts oil refinery in Russia's northwest, governor says

​Ukrainian drones struck an industrial area in Kirishi in ‌Russia's northwestern Leningrad region which is home to a large oil refinery, Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said on ‌Monday.

The wider region itself is a major ‌export outlet for grain and oil in the Russian part of the Baltic Sea. Drozdenko did not mention the ⁠Kirishi ​refinery ⁠in statements he released on Telegram, and said only that ⁠some drones had struck the town's industrial area.

He said ​air defence forces had downed 113 Ukrainian ⁠drones in total, and that an apartment in Kirishi ⁠had ​been damaged in the same overnight attack. The roof of an apartment building in ⁠the town of Vsevolozhsk had also been damaged, he said.

Reuters ⁠could ⁠not independently verify his assertions.