Ukraine hits Kirishi refinery and Iskander propellant plant – 9 November report
Drones struck the KINEF oil refinery in Kirishi, Russia’s Leningrad Oblast, overnight into 9 November 2026. The Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+ published footage of a fire near the plant. KINEF is one of Russia’s largest oil refineries, with a design capacity of about 20 million tonnes of crude oil a year. That night, Ukrainian forces also struck the Morozov plant, which makes rocket propellant for Iskander missiles. Ukraine’s General Staff also reported a strike on a Starlink jamming station in Donetsk Oblast.
Open-source analysts identify three refinery units
Dnipro OSINT’s initial assessment identified a fire at ELOU-AVT-2, a primary crude oil processing unit. The analysts also reported possible hits on ELOU-AVT-6 and ELOU-AT-6.
Ukraine hits plant that makes propellant for Iskander missiles
Overnight into 9 November, operators from Ukraine’s 1st Separate Centre of the Unmanned Systems Forces struck the Morozov plant with other Ukrainian units. The plant is in the settlement of the same name near Saint Petersburg in Russia’s Leningrad Oblast. Ukraine’s General Staff said the strike damaged three production workshops. The extent of the damage is still being assessed.
The plant makes explosives and supplies solid propellant charges for the motors of 9M723 ballistic missiles used by the Iskander-M system. It also developed solid propellant for the Topol-M missile system.
Ukraine hits Russian Starlink jammer near Sartana
Ukrainian forces hit a Russian electronic warfare station near Sartana in occupied Donetsk Oblast. Russian troops used it to jam Ukrainian units’ Starlink satellite communications. The General Staff listed it among strikes carried out on 8 November and the following night. It did not specify the model or the extent of the damage.
Drones hit a bridge on the road to occupied Crimea
On the evening of 8 November, Exilenova+ released footage of a drone strike that day on the road bridge over the Mius River in Russia’s Rostov Oblast. The footage shows a direct hit on the crossing. The bridge is on the R-280 highway, which connects Rostov-on-Don with Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine and leads to Crimea.
Ukraine’s drone forces hit 2,611 targets in one day
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces reported hitting 2,611 targets on 8 November. Those included 77 drone launch sites, 39 depots and 26 radar, signals intelligence, electronic warfare and communications systems. The forces also reported 801 Russian personnel hit, including 281 killed.
Russia’s daily personnel losses reach a record 2,980
Ukraine’s General Staff estimated that Russia lost 2,980 personnel on 8 November, the highest daily figure since the start of the full-scale invasion. The previous record was 2,500 on 1 November. The General Staff recorded 140 combat engagements on 8 November. Reported Russian equipment losses included 68 artillery systems, two air defence systems and 1,843 operational-tactical drones.
How the figures changed
The data may be revised when official statements or further assessment become available.
Sources
- Exilenova+ – footage of the fire near Kirishi refinery
- Dnipro OSINT – initial assessment of the refinery units
- Ukraine’s General Staff – strike on the Morozov plant
- Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces – strike on the Morozov plant
- Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence – Morozov plant profile
- Ukraine’s General Staff – strike on the Starlink jammer
- Exilenova+ – footage of the Mius bridge strike
- Unmanned Systems Forces – daily report
- Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence
- Ukraine’s General Staff – previous daily record
- ArmyInform – combat engagements