💥 Attack

Ukrainian forces struck the Novoshakhtinsk Petroleum Products Plant in Rostov Oblast with Storm Shadow missiles.

December 25, 2025 Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 4 sources

Institute for the Study of War Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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Entities

Storm Shadow (weapon_system) Ukrainian General Staff (organization) Novoshakhtinsk oil products plant (location) Ukrainian Air Force (military_unit) Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery (location) Ukraine Air Force (military_unit) SSU drones (weapon_system)

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces struck the Novoshakhtinsk Petroleum Products Plant, one of the largest suppliers of petroleum products in southern Russia.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Air Force units had carried out a successful strike with Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles on the Novoshakhtinsk oil products plant in Russia's Rostov Oblast on 25 December.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

On Dec. 25, Ukraine's Air Force struck the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia's Rostov Oblast using U.K.-supplied Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles, the General Staff said.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Drones hit the Novoshakhtinsk Oil Products Plant in Rostov region, causing a fire and smoke.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.876Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-26-2025