According to Ukrinform, this information was reported by the ASTRA Telegram channel.
On the night of August 30, residents of the Leningrad Region released footage showing the repulsion of a drone attack and a large-scale fire at what is believed to be the “Kirishinefteorgsintez” oil refinery.
In the morning, Leningrad Oblast Governor Oleksandr Drozdhenko reported that a fire had broken out in the industrial zone of the city of Kirishi as a result of strikes by Ukrainian drones. No official reports of casualties have been released.
An ASTRA OSINT analyst determined that the building that was hit is located in the Leningrad Oblast, in the city of Kirishi.
In addition, during a UAV attack in Bryansk, an explosion occurred near apartment buildings in the Bezhitsky District.
The Bryansk Electromechanical Plant (BEMZ) and the Bryansk Automobile Plant (BAZ) (part of the Almaz-Antey Aerospace Defense Concern) are located 4–5 kilometers from the site of the explosion.
Read also: Drones strike Ozon logistics center in Russia's Rostov regionBEMZ manufactures electronics for the Russian Armed Forces. Its main and best-known product is the “Krasukha” radar and communications jamming systems. The plant also assembles radio monitoring and radio-technical reconnaissance stations, ground-based electronic warfare (EW) systems, satellite data reception and processing systems, as well as individual components and parts for airborne radar systems and aircraft radars.
As reported by Ukrinform, on the night of Friday, August 22, following a drone attack in Russia, fires broke out at an Ozon warehouse, an oil refinery, and the seaport of Yeysk.