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UAV event in Kstovo, Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez Oil Refinery area, Russian Federation on Thu 2nd July 2026

2nd July 2026

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The Ukrainian military struck the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery in Kstovo, Russia, according to Ukraine’s General Staff.

According to its statement posted on Telegram on Thursday, the strike hit the refinery, triggering a fire on the facility’s grounds.

Preliminary reports indicate that the AVT-6 primary oil processing unit was struck, though the full extent of the damage is still being assessed.

The Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery is one of Russia’s largest oil refining facilities. It ranks fourth in the country by processing capacity and second in gasoline production.

The plant can process around 15 million tons of oil annually and produce approximately 5 million tons of gasoline, supplying fuel to the Moscow region.

Earlier, Gleb Nikitin, governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region, said around three dozen Ukrainian drones attacked the region overnight.

He said falling drone debris caused minor damage to an industrial facility and several residential buildings. According to Nikitin, one person was killed and four others were injured, one of whom was hospitalized.

Emergency services are working at the scene.

Although the governor did not identify the targeted facility, analysis of eyewitness footage by Russian outlet Astra indicated that the damaged enterprise was Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez.

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