Ukrainian drone attack attempts on the Kirishinefteorgsintez refinery in the Leningrad Region, Russia, occurred early on September 14th, 2025, causing Pulkovo Airport to suspend flights for approximately one hour. Governor Drozdenko confirmed that air defenses shot down one drone on approach and destroyed another over the refinery's territory, resulting in minor damage to an external reservoir from falling fragments. No casualties were reported. Local residents reported hearing several explosions near the Kinef plant around 5:00 AM local time. The Kirishinefteorgsintez refinery, also known as Kinef, is described as Russia's largest oil refinery by fuel production and a city-forming enterprise in Kirishi. The refinery has an annual oil processing capacity exceeding 20 million tons. This incident follows earlier reports from September 14th, 2025, where percussion drones were observed in the southern Kharkiv region by the Air Force of Ukraine. Additionally, a Russian Iskander SRBM system was sighted on the E28 highway in the Kaliningrad region near Kudryavtsevo around 12:00 AM UTC on September 14th, a position that could potentially reach six NATO countries. Poland had also issued air raid warnings in its Lubelskie Voivodeship, leading to the closure of Lublin Airport, due to aerial attack threats earlier on September 13th.
