On the night of Sunday, October 5, drones attacked an oil refinery in the city of Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast of the russian federation. After the strike, a massive fire broke out at the plant.
This was reported by russian Telegram channels, publishing a video shot by local residents.
The plant Lukoil-Nizhny Novgorodnefteorgsintez was hit - one of the largest refineries in russia. Eyewitnesses recorded a large-scale fire on the territory of the enterprise.
The Kstovo refinery is the fourth-largest in russia by production volume, so the damage could significantly affect the operation of the region's fuel infrastructure.
There have been no official comments from the russian authorities or the company Lukoil as of this morning.
Previously, our agency reported that the Ukrainian military confirmed the destruction of a number of important objects and targets of the aggressor on the night of October 4, in particular, hitting an oil refinery.
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