Oil refinery in Russia’s Yaroslavl ablaze for at least the 10th time this year, local authorities claim over 120 drones targeted the plant
A large-scale overnight drone attack sparked a major fire at Russia’s Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in Yaroslavl, marking at least the 10th blaze caused by drone strikes on the facility this year, according to The Insider ’s count. Yaroslavl Region governor Mikhail Yevrayev said 124 drones were involved in the attack. Two refinery employees suffered shrapnel wounds and were hospitalized. Yevrayev…
A massive drone assault triggered a devastating fire at Russia’s Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in Yaroslavl, marking the 10th blaze at the facility caused by drone strikes in 2026, according to local authorities. The attack involved 124 drones, according to Yaroslavl Region governor Mikhail Yevrayev. Two refinery workers sustained shrapnel wounds and were taken to the hospital.
Damage to the refinery’s infrastructure was reported, with debris from downed drones shattering windows in multiple residences and vehicles. The M-8 highway out of Yaroslavl to Moscow was briefly closed, but traffic was later restored.
Independent Russian outlet Astra counted at least five major fire sites and two smaller ones within the refinery grounds. Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+ also published videos capturing the blaze. It remains uncertain which parts of the facility were affected. The governor noted this was the largest drone attack to date, with previous strikes involving 93 and 65 drones on August 6 and September 17, respectively.
The Yaroslavl refinery had experienced at least eight fires due to drone strikes as of August 28 this year.
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