Moscow Highway Shut Down as a 124-Drone Swarm Sets One of Russia’s 5 Largest Refineries Ablaze

Russia says it shot down 856 Ukrainian drones in a single night. By morning, the Slavneft refinery in Yaroslavl, one of the five largest in Russia, was on fire anyway. It was the fifth night in a row that Ukrainian drones hit Russia's oil industry: Novokuybyshevsk, Ufa, Kstovo, a Transneft pumping station near Samara, and then Yaroslavl, about 430 miles from Ukraine. We go through the night over Moscow, the fires in Yaroslavl, how Russia's "shot down" numbers work, why Ukraine keeps coming back to this one plant, and what five nights of strikes mean for Russia's fuel crisis and its war budget. Here, we explain. You decide. Subscribe. Data as of 3 November 2026. The 856 figure comes from Russia's Defense Ministry, the 493 drones toward Moscow from Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, and the 124 drones over Yaroslavl from Governor Mikhail Yevrayev; none of these numbers can be checked independently. The count of seven fires is from the independent Russian outlet Astra. Militarnyi's report that all main units at Novokuybyshevsk were knocked out could not be independently confirmed. The Samara pumping-station strike is reported, not officially confirmed. Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) says it has not proven a link between poor fuel and the Su-57 fire at Akhtubinsk. Drone prices are reported figures: about $55,000 for Fire Point's FP-1, and almost $200,000 per Shahed in 2023 according to hacked documents. Map positions are approximate. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 856 "shot down", and the refinery burned 0:32 The night over Moscow 1:34 3:20 a.m. in Yaroslavl 2:25 How Russia counts drones 4:49 Why Yaroslavl 7:30 Five nights in a row 9:56 Russia's fuel crisis 12:21 The money on each side 13:33 What to watch 💬 856 drones shot down, and the refinery still burned. Do you believe Moscow's numbers? Tell us in the comments. 📊 DATA AND SOURCES Russian Defense Ministry · Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin · Yaroslavl Governor Mikhail Yevrayev · General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine · Ukraine's Defense Intelligence (HUR) · Fire Point · Astra · Reuters · Militarnyi · Russian Finance Ministry · Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak 🎥 FOOTAGE Eyewitness videos shared on Telegram (Exilenova+, Supernova+, Astra) · archive news footage Maps: Esri World Imagery · Natural Earth #Yaroslavl #Russia #Ukraine #UkraineWar #Refinery