Ukraine Drones Spark Fire at Russian Refinery as Fuel Crisis Worsens

Ukraine’s forces struck the Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in Yaroslavl, Russia, early on Friday, with drones causing a fire at the facility, the Ukrainian General Staff said, as Ukraine continues to pound Russia’s refining infrastructure in a bid to worsen the Russian domestic fuel crisis. The Slavneft-YANOS refinery is one of Russia’s largest oil-refining enterprises and part of PJSC Slavneft. The facility has the capacity to process about 15 million tons of oil per year, or around 300,000 barrels per day (bpd). The refinery produces…