Ukraine Strikes Russia's Kirishi Refinery, Intensifying Baltic Energy Attacks

• Ukraine claims to have hit Russia’s major export-oriented Kirishi oil refinery in the Leningrad region overnight.
• The strike was carried out by Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces and armed forces, causing fires in primary crude processing units and two storage tanks.
• The Kirishi facility, owned by Surgutneftegas PJSC, has a design capacity of over 400,000 barrels a day and produces diesel, gasoline, and fuel oil for export.
• This attack follows earlier Ukrainian drone strikes this week on Russian oil ports Primorsk and Ust-Luga on the Baltic Sea, causing fires and halting oil loadings.
• Sustained export disruptions from these attacks could exacerbate global supply worries amidst ongoing conflicts and rising Brent crude prices.