Novoshakhtinsk Oil Refinery Damaged in Drone Attack
The Novoshakhtinsk Oil Refinery in Rostov Oblast was damaged in a night drone attack, leading to a temporary halt in operations. Four private homes were damaged in Novoshakhtinsk, and a forest fire broke out in the Kamensky District.
Consensus
- The Novoshakhtinsk Oil Refinery was damaged in a night drone attack on Rostov Oblast.
- The refinery temporarily stopped operations after the attack.
- Four private homes were damaged in Novoshakhtinsk due to falling drone debris.
- A forest fire occurred in the Kamensky District, covering 4.5 hectares.
- No casualties were reported from the drone debris impact in Novoshakhtinsk.
- The regional governor, Yuri Sliusar, confirmed the damage and temporary shutdown.
- The attack occurred on the night of August 24–25, 2025.
- Over 30 drones were destroyed over Rostov Oblast during the night.
Points of divergence
- 33 private homes, 5 non-residential buildings, and 4 cars were damaged in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, and windows were broken in 8 private homes in Donetsk. — m24
- Two people died and two were injured at the Afipskaya railway station in Krasnodar Krai due to drone debris. — m24
- A fire occurred on the territory of an oil refining facility. — m24
- The refinery was previously damaged in an attack in August 2025, which caused a fire that burned for five days. — fontanka
- The refinery's annual capacity is 5.6 million tons. — fontanka
Coverage (5 sources)
- Novochashkinskii NPPZ suspended operations after night drone attack — Фонтанка
- Novochashkinskoye NPPZ damaged as result of attack by VSU on Rostov region, enterprise suspended work. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Novochashkinskoye NPPZ suspended operations after drone attack — Интерфакс
- After Ukrainian attack on Rostov region, Novoshakhanskoye oil refinery damaged — Вести
- Oil plant in the Rostov region suspended operations after attack by Armed Forces of Ukraine — Москва 24
Key entities
- Rostov Oblast
- Novochashkinskoye Oil Refinery
- Yuri Slyusarev
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Moscow
- Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy
- INTERFAX.RU
- Max
- TASS
- Ukraine
- Ukraine (VSU)
- Tarasovskoye
- Armed Forces
- Gukovo
- Erik Romanenko Novoshakhansk