Fire at Russian oil refinery after Ukrainian drone attack
Regional governor confirmed the incident and that the fire was extinguished, with reports of 65 drones shot down.
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Fire at Russian oil refinery after Ukrainian drone attack
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What this story says
- A fire occurred at an oil refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl region after a Ukrainian drone attack.
- Regional governor Mikhail Yevrayev confirmed the fire was extinguished.
- Reports indicate that 65 drones were shot down over the Yaroslavl region.
- The extent of damage to the refinery was not immediately clear.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 8 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 4 of the 12 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
45/100
Hype
41/100
12 sources · methodology
A fire broke out at an oil refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl region following a Ukrainian drone attack. Regional governor Mikhail Yevrayev confirmed the incident and stated that the fire had been extinguished. Multiple reports indicate that 65 drones were shot down over the Yaroslavl region.
Disagreement on fire status
While regional governor Mikhail Yevrayev confirmed the fire was extinguished, one report stated that efforts to extinguish the fire were still underway. The extent of the damage to the refinery was not immediately clear across reports.
What the coverage left out
None of the left-rated reports mention the figure of 65 drones being shot down over the Yaroslavl region. None of the centre-rated reports mention the figure of 65 drones being shot down over the Yaroslavl region.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 17 Sept 2026, 07:00, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
2 rated outlets
- The left-rated reports highlighted the drone attack and the resulting fire at the Yaroslavl oil refinery. Both reports mentioned the confirmation of the fire being extinguished by the regional governor. One report noted that the YANOS refinery is owned by Slavneft, jointly controlled by Rosneft and Gazprom Neft, and provided details on its processing capacity and production figures for 2024. This report also mentioned previous drone attacks on the refinery and a halt in operations at two of its three crude oil processing units following an August 28 attack. The same report framed the incident as a 'rare recognition by Russian authorities of an attack on a refinery' and linked it to US President Donald Trump's statements about an energy truce between Russia and Ukraine and his call for Ukraine to cease attacks on Russian energy infrastructure.
Centre
1 rated outlet
- The centre-rated report focused on the drone attack that ignited a fire at the Russian oil refinery in the Yaroslavl region, noting that the fire was extinguished. It stated that regional governor Mikhail Yevrayev confirmed the incident. The report also included a brief mention of ongoing tensions and concerns over the security of critical infrastructure.
Right
5 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports primarily focused on the drone attack and the damage to the oil refinery in the Yaroslavl region. All five reports mentioned that 65 drones were shot down over the region and that the fire was extinguished. Some reports noted that falling debris shattered windows of apartment buildings and damaged cars. One report stated that firefighting efforts were underway, while others confirmed the fire was extinguished. The YANOS refinery is identified as being owned by Slavneft, jointly controlled by Rosneft and Gazprom Neft.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Fire at Russian oil refinery after Ukrainian drone attack?
- Of the 8 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 25% are rated left, 12% are rated centre, 63% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 12. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Fire at Russian oil refinery after Ukrainian drone attack left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 8 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Fire at Russian oil refinery after Ukrainian drone attack biased?
- Fire at Russian oil refinery after Ukrainian drone attack is one event reported by 12 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which outlets covered Fire at Russian oil refinery after Ukrainian drone attack?
- 12 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What happened at the oil refinery in Yaroslavl?
- A fire broke out at an oil refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl region following a Ukrainian drone attack. The fire was confirmed to have been extinguished by the regional governor.
- How many drones were involved in the attack?
- Reports indicate that 65 drones were shot down over the Yaroslavl region. The regional governor confirmed that air defence forces repelled a major attack.
- What was the extent of the damage?
- The extent of the damage to the refinery was not immediately clear across all reports. Some reports mentioned that falling debris shattered windows of apartment buildings and damaged cars.
Read it at the source
12 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
2Centre
1Right
5- Ukrainian Attack Damages Russian Yaroslavl Oil Refinery (opens dagelijksestandaard.nl in a new tab)
dagelijksestandaard.nl — is dagelijksestandaard.nl biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Ukrainian Attack Damages Russian Yaroslavl Oil Refinery (opens Reformatorisch Dagblad in a new tab)
Reformatorisch Dagblad — is Reformatorisch Dagblad biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The Refinery Was Damaged in the Jaroslav Region After the Drone Attack (opens Interfax.ru in a new tab)
Interfax.ru — is Interfax.ru biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Another oil refinery. Yaroslavl (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
news-pravda.com — is news-pravda.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Over the Jaroslav Region, 65 Drones Were Destroyed, and the NHP Was Damaged. (opens vz.ru in a new tab)
Not rated
4- Ukrainian Attack Damages Russian Yaroslavl Oil Refinery (opens Nieuws.nl in a new tab)
- Ukraine: At Least 18 Injured in Russian Strikes – Drone Retaliation in Yaroslavl (opens GR Times in a new tab)
- In Yaroslavl, the Refinery Was Damaged After the Ukrainian Attack, Rostov-on-Don Was Partially Left without Electricity (opens tvrain.tv in a new tab)
- NPP Damaged in the Jaroslavsk Region as a Result of Drone Attacks (opens Life.ru in a new tab)
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