Russian drones hit oil refinery, damage railway power lines - Ukraine


Firefighters work at an oil refinery which was hit during Russia's drone attacks in Kremenchuk, Poltava region, Ukraine November 1, 2023. Head of the Poltava Regional Military Administration Filip Pronin/Handout via REUTERS

KYIV (Reuters) -An overnight Russian drone attack hit and set ablaze the Kremenchuk oil refinery in central Ukraine on Wednesday and falling debris from drones that were shot down damaged railway power lines in a nearby region, officials said.

The fire at the refinery, which Moscow has targeted many times during the war and Kyiv says is not operational, was put out quickly, said Filip Pronin, head of Poltava region's military administration. The extent of the damage was not clear.

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