US EditionFire at Major Oil Refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl Is Under Control, Authorities Say
- On October 1, 2025, a fire ignited early in the morning at an oil refinery located in Yaroslavl, a city in Russia's Yaroslavl region north of Moscow.
- Authorities characterized the fire as a human-caused event and confirmed it was not linked to any Ukrainian drone activity, noting no such attacks occurred in the area that day.
- Videos shared on social media captured thick smoke billowing over Moskovsky Prospekt near the refinery, where emergency crews managed to put out the fire following a four-hour effort.
- The Novo-Yaroslavsky refinery, among Russia's largest with an annual processing capacity of 15 million tons, was reportedly targeted in a drone strike carried out by Ukrainian forces in January 2024.
- The refinery resumed operations after the fire, highlighting ongoing risks to Russia's energy infrastructure amid intensified Ukrainian drone attacks since August 2024.
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Fire erupts at major Yaroslavl oil refinery as governor rules out Ukrainian drone attack
A fire has broken out at the Yaroslavnefteorgsintez refinery (Novo-Yaroslavl Oil Refinery) in Yaroslavl, part of the Slavneft oil company and one of the country’s largest producers of petroleum products. Footage of the blaze on Wednesday morning, October 1, was published by the Telegram channel Astra and local outlet 76.ru. As 76.ru notes, a giant column of smoke is rising in the area of Moskovsky Prospekt in Yaroslavl. “At 6:28 a.m. local time,…
‘Not a Drone Attack’: Major Oil Refinery Catches Fire in Russia’s Yaroslavl Region
A fire broke out at one of Russia’s largest oil refineries in the Yaroslavl region north of Moscow on Wednesday morning in what authorities described as a “man-made” incident unrelated to Ukrainian drone strikes. “Residents were concerned this could be the result of an enemy drone attack.
One of Russia's largest oil refineries burned in Yaroslavl, according to the authorities for technical reasons. Ukraine had recently attacked several refineries.
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