Drone Attack Hits Lukoil Refinery in Kstovo
Arrival at the plant center: In Kstovo, a Lukoil oil refinery was attacked. Drones attacked the city of Kstovo in the Nizhny Novgorod region.
Consensus
- A drone attack occurred in Kstovo, Nizhegorodskaya Oblast, on the night of August 26.
- The target was the Lukoil-Nizhegorodneftorgsinthiz oil refinery.
- The refinery is one of the largest in Russia, with an annual processing capacity of about 17 million tons of oil.
- The attack caused damage to the industrial facility and several residential buildings and vehicles.
- No casualties were reported.
- The refinery had previously been attacked in May and June, leading to a temporary halt in oil processing.
Points of divergence
- The refinery is burning following the attack. — tg_astrapress
- The governor of the region confirmed damage to one industrial enterprise but withheld its name. — tg_idelrealii
- The governor reported that over 40 drones were intercepted during the attack. — tg_idelrealii
- The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces confirmed the strike on the Lukoil refinery in Kstovo. — tg_idelrealii
Coverage (5 sources)
- Arrival at the center of the plant: in Kstovo, the Lukoil NPP was attacked — Idel.Реалии
- In Nizhny Novgorod region, one of Russia's largest oil refineries attacked and burning — 'Lukoil-Nizhny Novgorod Oil and Chemical Plant', confirmed... — ASTRA
- In Nizhny Novgorod region, one of Russia's largest oil refineries attacked — Дождь (Telegram)
- What is known about the attack on the oil refinery in the Nizhny Novgorod region — Дождь
- More footage from Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod, where after the attack, according to local residents, the NPP is burning. In Kstovo is located the oil refinery... — ASTRA
Key entities
- NPZ
- Nizhny Novgorod Region
- Kstovo
- Lukoil-Nizhnevolzhskiy Neftesintez
- Astra
- Russia
- LUKOIL
- Gleb Nikitin
- Open Source Intelligence