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Illustration of an oil refinery at dusk

Drones hit a major refinery in Yaroslavl, Russia

Drones attacked the refinery in the Russian city of Yaroslavl overnight on Nov 3 and started a large fire, according to Ukrainian monitoring channels. The regional governor said two employees were wounded.

Background

The refinery is among Russia's five largest, according to reports, and supplies fuel to central and north-western Russia, including the Moscow region. Ukrainian forces also attacked it in late September.