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Russia's Yaroslavl refinery shuts processing after a drone attack, sources say
Reuters • • world
Key Points:
- Russia's Slavneft Yaroslavnefteorgsintez (YANOS) oil refinery in Yaroslavl halted crude processing after a Ukrainian drone attack damaged critical equipment, according to four industry sources.
- The attack targeted the refinery's primary crude distillation unit AVT-3, which accounts for about 40% of the plant's processing capacity, while another unit, AVT-4, was already under repair from a previous drone strike.
- Yaroslavl's regional governor reported that 65 drones were shot down during the raid, with no casualties, but the refinery sustained damage and fires that were being extinguished.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy confirmed the strike, which occurred approximately 250 km northeast of Moscow, disrupting fuel production at the facility.
- The YANOS refinery, which processed 14.9 million tons of crude oil in 2024, did not offer fuel for sale on the domestic commodity exchange following the attack.
