Ukrainian drone strike halts NORSI’s main crude unit, Reuters reports
The Lukoil-owned refinery near Kstovo, Russia's second-largest gasoline producer, was hit on 20 May 2026, two industry sources told Reuters.
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Six of ten Russian refineries hit by Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces in May have stopped operating
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Ukraine strikes Kstovo refinery, supplying 30% of Moscow Oblast’s gasoline 800 km from border
It is at least the third strike since November on the same refinery.
Ukraine struck a refinery 800 km inside Russia — then hit the power plant keeping it running
The Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez facility in the Volga region, one of Russia's largest refineries by volume, processes up to 17 mn tonnes of crude a year and is a key supplier of petrol to Moscow Oblast.
Explosions rock Russia’s Kstovo as drone strikes target the oil industry hub overnight (MAP)
Nizhny Novgorod airport temporarily halted flights during the drone attack, though no confirmed damage has been reported so far.
Russia’s Kstovo refinery burns again as Ukraine continues striking nodes of Russia’s war economy
Locals reported a series of loud explosions overnight, followed by a fire visible from kilometers away.
Two refineries, one night: Ukraine hits Russian oil facilities in Saratov and Nizhny Novgorod oblasts
Ukraine continues its deep‑strike campaign, using drones to hit Russia’s key oil processing facilities and disrupt its war logistics.
Ukraine says it struck Russia’s Saratov oil refinery; sources claim Kstovo refinery hit too
The attacks are part of a Ukraine's systematic effort to cripple Russia’s ability to fuel its war.
Ukraine targets Russian explosives-making Azot plant. Fuel site strikes continue with fire at bitumen plant (video)
The Azot was last targeted two weeks ago. Attacks on Russian fuel facilities resumed two days ago.
Russian industrial infrastructure faces dual fire crisis affecting 28,100 square meters in total
Emergency crews deployed over 150 rescuers to extinguish simultaneous industrial fires in two Russian oblasts on 7 June, with blazes consuming a bitumen production facility near a major Lukoil refinery and a fuel storage depot outside Moscow.
Drone hits Russia’s Kstovo oil refinery for the second time
A drone attacked an oil refinery in Kstovo, Russia, causing an explosion captured on video by a local resident. This follows a previous attack in March that resulted in a fire.