💥 Attack

Ukrainian drones struck the Lukoil oil refinery in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Four drones targeted the facility at around midnight local time, causing significant damage according to a HUR source.

January 29, 2025 Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 4 sources

Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.

Entities

Kstovo (location) Lukoil oil refinery (organization) Ukraine (organization) Lukoil oil depot (location) Lukoil Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez (location) Ukrainian drones (weapon_system) Russian air defense systems (weapon_system) Military Intelligence (HUR) (organization) Ukrainian military intelligence (organization) HUR (organization) Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez oil refinery (weapon_system) Nizhny Novgorod (location) Nizhny Novgorod region (location) Ukrainian Military Intelligence (HUR) (organization) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Kstovo oil refinery (location) HUR drones (military_unit) Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (organization) Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (location) Nizhny Novgorod Oil Refinery (location) Lukoil oil base (location) Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense drones (weapon_system) Ukrainian Defense Forces (military_unit) Nizhnekamsk refinery (location) Ukrainian drones (HUR) (weapon_system) Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of the Ministry of Defense (organization) Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) (organization) Kstovo Oil Refinery (LUKOIL-Nizhny Novgorodnefteorgsynthesis) (location) Gleb Nikitin (person) Russian oil refining capacity (location) Unknown drones (weapon_system) UNIAN (organization) GUR drones (weapon_system) Kstovo oil depot (military_unit) GUR (organization) Drones of the Main Intelligence Directorate (weapon_system) Ukrainian Defence Intelligence (military_unit) Russian Ministry of Defence (organization) UAV (weapon_system) Sibur-Kstovo (location) drone (weapon_system) drones (weapon_system) oil depot (location)

Source Reports

What each source reports. "Source tone" reflects the language used by the outlet — it is not an independent verification.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

The Lukoil oil depot in Kstovo was targeted by four drones, all of which struck their target and caused significant damage.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

The refinery supports the activities of the Russian occupation forces.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

HUR drone attack hit Lukoil refinery in Nizhny Novgorod

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Drone units of the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) attacked the Lukoil oil depot in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, causing significant damage.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Units of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine struck the Nizhny Novgorod Oil Refinery in Kstovo on the night of January 29, 2025.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

A powerful fire was recorded at the facility following the UAV strike.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

The Russian Defense Ministry announced the alleged destruction of more than 100 drones over 9 regions of Russia.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Sibur-Kstovo press center announced that drone debris had fallen on the company's territory and a fire had broken out.

Share This Event

Twitter / X Threads Reddit Facebook Telegram WhatsApp Tumblr LinkedIn

Know another source?

If you've seen this event covered by another news outlet, submit it for editorial review. Approved sources improve our confidence ratings.

This event is already verified. Additional sources further strengthen the record.

Extraction metadata

Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:25:27.178Z

Source story: 4-out-of-4-russian-lukoil-oil-refinery-struck-by-multiple-ukrainian-drones-military-intelligence-source-claims